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Modern History :: Andhra Pradesh Andhra Prasesh :The legacy of Kammas in the modern history of Andhra Pradesh: Their embrace of education. Among the non-Brahmin communities, Kammas were one of the first to take to education in large numbers. Over a period of 10 years, in Guntur District alone, 130 High schools were established by their initiative. Zamindars of Challapalli and Kapilewarapuram founded many schools and libraries. Historically, Kammas have been one of the wealthy communities in Andhra Pradesh; in the recent past, their pace of increase in wealth only accelerated due to their success in business, farming, arts and movie industry, education, medicine, engineering, and high technology. Kammas have a progressive social outlook and work hard at anything they take up. They were adept farmers and as a consequence of the changes that affected the economic landscape of rural India down the centuries, they became prosperous. Kammas gradually diversified into other specialties such as films, media, academia, medicine, business, real estate, industries etc. Even though they fall less in number to the Brahmin Social Reformers, Poets, famous Politicians in whole of Andhra history, they have gained good inroads in recent past. They have an enterprising and diligent nature. Kammas can claim credit for introducing modern agricultural techniques in the state. Today, some of the most efficient professional institutions in the state are run by the Kammas. They are generally found in roles ranging from large scale industries to small scale businesses. One admirable characteristic about them is their recognition and belief in the dignity of labor, and are not above lending a hand to hired help and doing some field work themselves in agriculture if they see a need, which is generally considered something to be avoided in India by the upper castes. Many Kammas in villages are not only peasants but are landlords as well.Zamindaris :Muktyala Naer Jaggayyapet/Krishna District/Andhra Pradesh (Vasireddy clan)Amaravati Guntur District/Andhra Pradesh (Vasireddy clan)Challapalli Krishna District/Andhra Pradesh (Yarlagadda clan).Undrajavaram Near Tanuku/West Godavari/Andhra Pradesh (Mullapudi clan)Kapileswarapuram East Godavari/Andhra Pradesh (Bulusu clan)Rangapuram Near Gudivada/Krishna district/Andhra Pradesh (Adusumalli clan)Nayakarpatti near Madurai/Tamilnadu (Pemmasani clan)Kuruvikulam Estate - Tamilnadu (Pemmasani clan)Seevalpatti Estate (Bellam clan)ilayarasanandal Estate (Ravella clan)Kamma population in Andhra Pradesh is nearly 4.8% of the toal population (i.e) around 40 lakhs. Kammas are mainly concentrated in South Costal A.P and two Rayalaseema Districts. In Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Khammam, Ananthapur and Chittor Districts, and Kamma population is more when compare to other Districts. Kammas stood second in the districts W.Godavari, E.Godavari, Nellore. Kammas are also concentrated in some parts of Nizamabad, Nalgonda, Warangal, Kurnool, Hyderabad and Vizag Districts, in the remaining Districts Kammas are very less in count.Kamma population is more in villages and small towns when compare to Cities and District head quarters. The main reason for this is Kammas are basically agriculturists, their main accoupation is agriculture.15% of the total agriculture land in A.P is owned or leased by Kammas.

Ancient Kamma HistoryThere are many theories about the origins of the word "Kamma" and the social group known as Kammas but none is conclusive. One theory is that the people who lived in the Krishna river valley, where Buddhism prevailed, got the name from Theravada Buddhist concept of Kamma (Pali) or Karma (Sanskrit). This region was once known as Kammarashtram / Kammarattam / Kammanadu, which was under the control of Pallavas, Eastern Chalukyas and Telugu Cholas. Inscriptions mentioning Kammanadu are available since 3rd century A.D. Kambhoja/Pallava Origin :Some historians opined that the name Kamma is probably derived from Kambhoja, an ancient Aryan warrior clan.Historian Avadh Bihari Lal Avasthi comments as follows: We find Kambhi, Kamma, Kumbhi etc castes in South India. There is also a famous city Koimb-toor. Possibly, there has also been a Kamboja country in Southern India (See Garuda Purana, Aik Adhyan p 28). Historians need to closely analyze if there are any links between Pahlava/Kambhoja migrations to Palnadu / Kammanadu region of ancient Telugu country.Kambhoja Raja Kathalu is very popular in Andhra traditions. The story deals with militaristic exploits of a fierce and adventuours king of Kambojas. It probably relates to some historical brush the Andhraites might have had with the intruding hordes of Kambojas/Pahlavas around Christian era. The region extending from the southern bank of Krishna river up to Nellore district of modern Andhra Pradesh was once called Kammanadu. Inscriptional evidence for Kammarashtram / Kammanadu exists since 3rd century CE. A part of Kammanadu is called Palnadu/Pallavanadu. Pallavas started their rule from the southern parts of Telugu country and later extended it to Tamil country with Kanchi as their capital. This strongly points out a wave of Kambhoja/ Pallava migration to coastal Andhra Pradesh.The Kamboja hordes of second/first century BCE have left indelible foot prints in the names of mountains, rivers, and some geographical places in western India. The Kamb/Kambuh river and Kamboh/Kambo mountain in Sindh ( Sind, p 44, M. R. Lamrick) remind us of Sanskrit Kamboja. The Kamboi (ancient town/port) in district Patan, Khambhoj in district Anand, Kambay (port/town and Gulf)... all in Saurashtra; Kumbhoj/Kambhoj (an ancient town) in Kolhapur in Maharashtra; and the Coimbatore city of Tamilnadu in southern India carry unmistakable footprints of Kambojas. There is also an ancient Kambhoj caste living near Nanded in Maharashtra which could be a dwindling remnant of ancient Kambojas who had settled in SW India around Christian era. A similar analogy can be drawn with the Kamma (caste) of Andhra Pradesh which had a military past during medieval times. This caste is predominantly found in Kammanadu / Palnadu region. The people of this caste are known for their enterprising and boisterous nature.'Kurmi Origin : Another origin of Kammas is speculated as follows. Buddhist Kurmis from Gangetic plains migrated to Krishna delta in large numbers to escape the persecution of Pushyamitra Sunga (184 B.C). Buddhism was already flourishing in Dharanikota, Bhattiprolu, Chandavolu etc in this fertile area. Historians surmised that the Sanskrit word Kurmi/Kurma became Kamma in later years. The first records of the word Kammakaratham appeared in the Jaggayyapeta inscription of Ikshvaku King Madhariputra Purushadatta (3rd century A.D.). The Kammarashtram extended from the Krishna River to Kandukur (Prakasam Dt.). The next record was that of Pallava King Kumara Vishnu II followed by that of Eastern Chalukya king Mangi Yuvaraja (627-696 A.D.). The subsequent inscriptions of Telugu Chodas and Kakatiyas mentioned ‘Kammanadu’ (E.g., Konidena inscription of Tribhuvana Malla – 1146 A.D.). This region is also known as Pallavanadu/Palanadu due to Pallava rule.Famous Kurmis :Sardar Vallabhai Patel (Former. Deputy Prime Minister of India)Nitish Kumar ( Chief Minister of Bihar)Sharad Pawar (Former. Chief Minister of Maharastra)Dr.Cheddi Jagan (Former. Prime Minister of Guyana/West Indies)Kammanadu/Kammakaratham : Kammanadu is an ancient geographical region in the present day South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The region straddled from the southern bank of Krishna river delta up to Kandukur (Prakasam Dt.). The word Kammanadu is derived from Karmarashtram (Sanskrit) or Kammaratham (Pali). Buddhism flourished in this region from 3rd century BC onwards. It is obvious that name was derived from the Theravada Buddhist concept of Karma (Kamma). Dharanikota, near Amaravati on the bank of Krishna river (Guntur Dt.) was the ancient capital of Satavahana dynasty which ruled South India for five centuries.The region is famous for the exquisite sculpture found in the Buddhist stupas of Bhattiprolu, Nagarjunakonda and Amaravati. The ancient Brahmi script found in the inscriptions at Bhattiprolu was the progenitor of modern Telugu and Tamil scripts.The mention of Karmarashtram is noticed first in the inscriptions of Ikshvaku king Madhariputra Purushadatta (3rd century A.D) found at Bethavolu (Jaggayyapeta). The next record is the inscription of Pallava king Kumara Vishnu II, son of Buddhaverma found in the village Chenduluru. The third record is that of Eastern Chalukya king Mangi Yuvaraja (627-696 AD) which goes as:Srisarvalokasraya maharajah kammarashtre chendaluri grame (Sanskrit)In all contemporary inscriptions (3rd to 11th century AD) the words Kammaratham, Kammakaratham, Karmarashtram, Karmakaratham and Karmakarashtram, Kammakarashtram were interchangeably used.Pavuluri Mallana, the contemporary of the great king Rajaraja Narendra (1022-1063 AD) wrote:Ila Kammanati lopala vilasillina Pavuluri vibhudan (Telugu)The subsequent inscriptions of Telugu Chodas and Kakatiyas mentioned ‘Kammanadu’ (E.g., Konidena inscription of Tribhuvana Malla – 1146 AD). During the rule of Kakatiya emperor Prataparudra II, one Boppana Kamaya was ruling Kammanadu with Katyadona (Konidena) as the capital.It is not known clearly when the usage of the word Kammanadu ceased. However, the name survives on as the denomination of a social group ‘Kamma’, predominantly found in the region.Origin of Caste : The division of warrior class into many castes and their consolidation commenced in the time of Prataparudra I (1158-1195 A.D). Badabanala Bhatta prescribed Surnames and Gothras of Kammas. Castes such as Kamma, Velama, Reddy and Telaga probably had a common origin. The battle of Palnadu (1180 A.D) created strife among the social groups of the Telugu country, which echoes till today.The affiliation of Kammas as a caste to the ruling dynasties could not be ascribed till 11th century. Traces of evidence were found in the inscriptions of Telugu Chodas of Velanadu starting from Gonka I (1075-1115), found in many places in Kammanadu. The Dharanikota kings (1130-1251) who belonged to Kota clan of Kammas had marital alliances with Telugu Cholas. Similarly, Kota kings married the women from Kakatiya dynasty (E.g., Kota Betharaja married Ganapamba, daughter of Ganapati Deva). Ganapati Deva married the sisters of Jayapa Senani, a brave warrior hailing from Chebrolu (Guntur Dt.). Jayapa is also well known for his contributions to the field of Indian dance (1231 A.D). Around this time many warriors from Kammanadu joined the forces of Kakatiya empire. Such evidences prompted some historians to speculate that Kakatiyas were Kammas. However, this theory needs to be validated.Kammas grew to prominence during the Kakatiya reign. In the middle ages they held important positions in their army. Two Kamma chieftains, Musunuri Prolaya Nayaka and Musunuri Kapaya Nayaka served the Kakatiya king Prataparudra. After the fall of Warangal they united the Nayaka chieftains, wrested Warangal from the Delhi Sultanate and ruled for 50 years Subsequently many Kammas migrated to the Vijayanagar kingdom. During the Vijayanagar rule Kamma Nayaks formed the bulwark of its army and were Governors in Tanjore, Madurai and Coimbatore areas of Tamil Nadu. For instance, Krishnadevaraya sent a Cheiftain Pemmasani Vishwanatha Nayudu to suppress the rebellion of his father Pemmasani Nagama Nayudu in Madurai. Later, Vishwanatha Nayudu was made Governor of Madurai. The Pemmasani Kamma clan still has a Zamindari near Madurai called Nayakarpatti. An interesting historical episode was that a Kamma Nayak Pemmasani Thimma Nayudu saved the life of Krisnadeva Raya in the battle of Raichur and the grateful king made him the Governor of Gandikota (Cuddapah district). Thimma Nayudu constructed a large number of temples in Rayalaseema region.Kammas controlled parts of south and north Tamil Nadu for several years under the title of Nayacker, which was a legacy of the Vijayanagar Empire. Thirumala Nayacker of Madurai was the most famous among them.Great Kamma Rulers:Kakatiya Dynasty:The Kakatiya Dynasty was a South Indian dynasty that ruled parts of what is now Andhra Pradesh, India from 1083 to 1323. They were one of the great Telugu kingdoms that lasted for centuries.OriginsDuring the 10th and 11th centuries the Vengi region came under the rule of Kalyani chalukyas and the Chola at differnt times. The time period between 1000CE and 1118CE saw repeated wars between these two powerful kingdoms for control of Vengi. The Kakatiya dynasty ruled as Chalukya feudatories over parts of present day Andhra Pradesh during this time. After the death of Chalukya Vikramaditya VI in 1126AD, The 12th and the 13th centuries saw the emergence of the Kakatiyas. They were at first the feudatories of the Western Chalukyas of Kalyana, ruling over a small territory near Warangal. A ruler of this dynasty, Prola II, who ruled from A.D.1110 to 1158, extended his sway to the south and declared his independence. His successor Rudra (A.D.1158--1195) pushed the kingdom to the north up to the Godavari delta. He built a fort at Warangal to serve as a second capital and faced the invasions of the Yadavas of Devagiri. The next ruler Mahadeva extended the kingdom to the coastal area. In A.D.1199, Ganapati succeeded him. He was the greatest of the Kakatiyas and the first after the Satavahanas to bring the entire Telugu area under one rule. He put an end to the rule of the Velanati Cholas in A.D.1210. He forced the Telugu Cholas of Vikramasimhapura to accept his suzerainty. He established order in his vast dominion and encouraged trade.As Ganapati Deva had no sons, his daughter Rudramba succeeded him in A.D.1262 and carried on the administration. Some generals, who did not like to be ruled by her, rebelled. She could, however, suppress the internal rebellions and external invasions with the help of loyal subordinates. The Cholas and the Yadavas suffered such set backs at her hands that they did not think of troubling her for the rest of her rule.Prataparudra succeeded his grandmother Rudramba in A.D.1295 and ruled till A.D.1323. He pushed the western border of his kingdom up to Raichur. He introduced many administrative reforms. He divided the kingdom into 75 Nayakships, which was later adopted and developed by the Rayas of Vijayanagara. In his time the territory constituting Andhra Pradesh had the first experience of a Muslim invasion. In A.D.1303, the Delhi Sultan Ala-ud-din Khilji sent an army to plunder the kingdom. But Prataparudra defeated them at Upparapalli in Karimnagar district. In A.D. 1310, when another army under Malik Kafur invaded Warangal, Prataparudra yielded and agreed to pay a large tribute. In A.D.1318, when Ala-ud-din Khilji died, Prataparudra withheld the tribute. It provoked another invasion of the Muslims. In A.D.1321, Ghiaz-ud-din Tughlaq sent a large army under Ulugh Khan to conquer the Telugu country then called Tilling. He laid siege to Warangal, but owing to internal dissensions he called off the siege and returned to Delhi. Within a short period, he came back with a much bigger army. In spite of unpreparedness, Prataparudra fought bravely. For want of supplies, he surrendered to the enemy who sent him to Delhi as a prisoner, and he died on the way. Thus ended the Kakatiya rule, opening the gates of the Telugu land to anarchy and confusion yielding place to an alien ruler.The Kakatiya period was rightly called the brightest period of the Telugu history. The entire Telugu speaking area was under the kings who spoke Telugu and encouraged Telugu. They established order throughout the strife torn land and the forts built by them played a dominant role in the defence of the realm. Anumakonda and Gandikota among the 'giridurgas', Kandur and Narayanavanam among the 'vanadurgas', Divi and Kolanu among the 'jaladurgas', and Warangal and Dharanikota among the 'sthaladurgas' were reckoned as the most famous strongholds in the Kakatiya period. The administration of the kingdom was organized with accent on the military.Though Saivism continued to be the religion of the masses, intellectuals favoured revival of Vedic rituals. They sought to reconcile the Vaishnavites and the Saivites through the worship of Harihara. Arts and literature found patrons in the Kakatiyas and their feudatories. Tikkana Somayaji, who adorned the court of the Telugu Chola ruler Manumasiddhi II, wrote the last 15 cantos of the Mahabharata which was lying unfinished. Sanskrit, which could not find a place in the Muslim-occupied north, received encouragement at the hands of the Kakatiyas. Prataparudra was himself a writer and he encouraged other literature.The Kakatiya dynasty expressed itself best through religious art. Kakatiya art preserved the balance between architecture and sculpture, that is, while valuing sculpture, it laid emphasis on architecture where due. The Kakatiya temples, dedicated mostly to Siva, reveal in their construction a happy blending of the styles of North India and South India which influenced the political life of the Deccan.The most important of these temples are those at Palampeta, Hanamkonda and the incomplete one in the Warangal fort. The temple at Palampeta, described as the 'brightest gem in the galaxy of Medieval Deccan temple architecture', was constructed by Recherla Rudra, a general of Kakatiya Ganapati, in S.1135 (A.D.1213). The figures in the temple are of a heterogeneous character comprising gods, goddesses, warriors, acrobats, musicians, mithuna pairs in abnormal attitudes and dancing girls. The sculptures, especially of the dancing girls, possess the suggestion of movement and pulsating life. A striking peculiarity of this temple is the figure-brackets which spring from the shoulders of the outer pillars of the temple. The figure-brackets are mere ornaments and represent the intermediate stage between their earlier analogues at Sanchi and the later examples at Vijayanagara.The Thousand-Pillared Temple at Hanamkonda, built by the Kakatiya king Rudra in A.D.1162, is similar in style and workmanship to the Ramappa temple. This temple, dedicated to Siva, Vishnu and Surya, is star-shaped. The Nandi pavilion, in which a huge granite bull still stands, the beautiful entrances to the shrine, the pierced slabs used for screens and windows, and the elegant open work by which the bracket-shafts are attached to the pillars are the other most interesting features of this temple.The temple in the Warangal fort, believed to have been built by Kakatiya Ganapati, was constructed making use of large slabs. The floor of the shrine is beautifully polished and shines like a mirror. An interesting feature of this temple is the four gateways called 'Kirti Stambhas' which face the four cardinal points of the compass. In their design the gateways are reminiscent of the 'toranas' of the Great Stupa at Sanchi. The architecture and sculpture of these temples are thus conventional to a degree but no one can deny their magnificence nor can any one fail to see the rich imagination, patient industry and skilful workmanship of the builders of the temples of the Kakatiya period.Fall of the dynastyThe queen Rudramadevi was succeeded by her grandson Prataparudra (1295-1323). Prataparudra expanded borders towards the west, whilst introducing many administrative reforms, some of which were also later adopted in the Vijayanagar empire. However, the empire was under threat from the Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khilji. Despite defeating the first wave of attack from the Delhi Sultanate in 1303, in 1310 the invading army defeated the King. After agreeing to a large tribute the kingdom was spared. However, after Khilji's death the tribute was withheld which provoked the final and fatal attack on the Kingdom in 1323. Prataparudra was captured by Ulugh Khan (later known as Muhammad bin Tughluq) and died en route to Delhi.The Kakatiya dynasty ended and resulted in confusion and anarchy under alien rulers for sometime.Two cousins belonging to Musunuri clan kapayya nayudu and prola nayudu who served as army chiefs for Kakatiya kingdom later united the Telugu people and recovered Warangal from the Delhi Sultanate and ruled for half a century.LegacyThe Kakatiya dynasty is regarded as one of the golden ages in Telugu history. The kingdom was ruled by Telugu speaking hindu rulers who encouraged literature, art and architecture. The Thousand-pillar Temple in Hanmakonda (now merged with Warangal) stands as testimony to this. And the famous Kohinoor diamond which was unearthed near the Golconda fort during their reign, was among the booty carried.Musunuru Nayaka DynastyIntroductionThe conquest of South India (Deccan) by the Delhi Sultanate started in 1296 when Alauddin Khilji, the son-in-Law and commander of the Sultan Jalaluddin raided and plundered Devagiri (Maharashtra). Khilji subsequently murdered the Sultan and took over the reins of the Sultanate. The glory and wealth of the Kakatiya kingdom attracted the attention of Khilji. The first foray into the Telugu kingdom was made in 1303 by the Sultan’s armies led by Malik Fakruddin. It was a disaster because of the valiant resistance of the Kakatiya army in the battle at Upparapalli (Karim Nagar District). The second attempt was made in 1309 by Malik Kafur who managed to capture Siripur and Hanumakonda forts. Warangal fort was taken after a prolonged seize. Malik Kafur indulged in murder and mayhem around the fort which prompted King Prataparudra to make a pact and offer an enormous amount of tribute. Prataparudra asserted his independence in 1320 when there was a change of power in Delhi. The Khilji dynasty ended and Ghiasuddin Tughlak ascended the Delhi throne. Tughlak sent his son Ulugh Khan in 1323 to defeat the defiant Kakatiya king. Ulugh Khan’s raid was repulsed but he returned in a month with a larger and determined army. The unprepared and battle-weary army of Warangal was finally defeated. The loot, plunder and destruction of Warangal continued for months. Loads of gold, diamonds, pearls and ivory were carried away to Delhi on elephants and camels. The Kohinoor diamond was part of the booty. The large population was forcibly converted to Islam, women were raped and molested and mosques were erected over the demolished temples. The vandalism and cruel atrocities of the Muslim army demoralized the common people who were unfamiliar with the methods adopted by the invaders. King Prataparudra was taken prisoner. He committed suicide by drowning himself in the river Narmada while being taken to Delhi.The Valiant CousinsKing Prataparudra’s Kakatiya kingdom was ably served by seventy five chieftains called Nayaks. The Nayaks who belonged to various agrarian castes such as Velama, Kamma, Reddy, Balija, Teliga, Boya etc., were divided by mutual jealousy and rivalry. However, the Nayak chiefs valiantly fought during the hour of the need. Many Nayak chiefs were captured, converted to Islam and sent back as governors. These included Harihara and Bukka who later established Vijayanagar kingdom at Hampi. Some like Minister Jagannatha Pandit occupied exalted positions in Delhi Durbar.The year 1323 was a turning point in the history of Telugu country. After the fall of Warangal, Muslim armies marched forward and captured Kondapalli, Kondaveedu, Rajahmundry, Nidadavole, Nellore, and Kolanuveedu forts. The conquest spread up to Madhura (Tamil Nadu) and Malabar (Kerala). Hoyasala and Kampili kingdoms (Karnataka) also became part of the Sultanate. The conquest of South India was complete. Ulugh Khan ascended the Delhi throne under the name Mohammed Bin Tughlak.The following years witnessed all round misery, destruction, oppression, forcible conversion, pillage and plunder. The Telugu country was in great turmoil and ferment. Seeds of revolution were sown. Two patriotic souls, Annaya Mantri and Kolani Rudradeva exhorted and united the remaining Nayak chieftains. They instilled a sense of unity and sacrifice to protect the Telugu country and Hindu Dharma.A dynamic and valiant Kamma Nayak hailing from Vegi (West Godavari District) was chosen as their leader. He is Musunuri Prolayanayak (Prolaaneedu), a brave and battle-hardy warrior. Prolaya was the son of Pochinayak who had three brothers namely Devanayak, Kammanayak and Rajanayak. The son of Devanayak was Kaapayanayak (Kaapaneedu) who was the right hand man of Prolaya. he other cousins of Prolaya also ably assisted him in his endeavours. Prolaya galvanized all the Nayaks and their progeny and united them with his organizational skills. The Nayaks set aside their differences and rallied under the leadership of Prolaya to safeguard the Hindu Dharma.Triumph and FreedomBattles were fought at all levels at a great cost and independence was achieved after many a sacrifice. Nayak armies liberated Warangal by 1326 and drove away Muslims from Telugu country. Many of the inscriptions glorified the victories of Prolaya and the statecraft he practiced. The cousins strengthened the forts, rebuilt the temples, restored village grants to Brahmins and encouraged arts and literature. Ageing Prolaya retired to Rekapalli fort (East Godavari district) after vesting the power in younger and more dynamic Kaapaya.Inspired by the victories of the cousins, other kingdoms like Kampili, Hoyasala, Dwarasamudram and Araveedu asserted independence. Historical evidence showed that the Nayaks actively assisted other kings to achieve freedom from the Sultanate. Harihara and Bukka who were captured at Warangal by Ulugh Khan and converted to Islam were sent by the Sultan to suppress the rebellion of Hoyasala king. The brothers, however, switched sides and went on to establish Vijayanagar Kingdom. Jalaluddin Hassan, the governor of Madhura also declared his independence from the Sultan. This was the last straw on the Camel’s back. The Sultan personally led a huge army southward. He reached Warangal but had to make a hasty retreat. He appointed Malik Maqbool as the Governor and left. Historians opined that a great epidemic prevalent during that time and the formidable resistance of the Nayaks were the reasons for the retreat. Kaapaya wanted to utilize the opportunity to liberate the whole of Telangana including Bidar. He sought the help of Hoyasala king in this endeavour. The Nayaks fought in unison and Kaapaya succeeded in capturing the Warangal fort and l iberating Telangana from the invaders. The flag of Andhradesa was unfurled on the Warangal fort. Kaapaya was given the titles “Andhradesaadheeswara” and “Andhrasuratraana”.Kaapaya was always wary of attacks by the Sultan’s armies from the north. He strengthened the forts and replenished the army. However, a new and bigger threat loomed on the horizon. A revolt by a group of Muslim nobles against Muhammed Bin Tughlaq that began in Devagiri in 1345 culminated in the foundation of the Bahmani kingdom by Hasan Gangu. He assumed the name Alauddin Bahman Shah and moved his capital to the more centrally located Gulbarga in 1347. Alauddin was an ambitious man and his goal was to conquer the whole of Dakshinapatha (Deccan).The DeclineThe unity fostered by the Musunuri cousins among the Nayaks started showing strains fuelled by envy. Recherla Nayaks led by Singama raided Addanki which was under the control of Vema Reddy. Vema Reddy sought the help of Kaapaya who intervened and forced Singama to accept the confederation. ingama was unable to reconcile to this act. Kaapaya also helped Bahmani king in good faith to ward off Delhi Sultan’s attack. He would soon find Alauddin turn ungrateful.Singama and his sons induced Alauddin to interfere in the affairs of Warangal. Bahmani king was too eager to oblige. Telangana was invaded in 1350. Kaapaya’s army fought an unexpected but heroic battle in vain. He concluded a treaty with Alauddin and surrendered Kaulas fort. This was the first setback to the unified Telugu kingdom.The death of Mohammed Bin Tughlak in 1351 emboldened Alauddin to achieve his goal of expanding his kingdom in Deccan. He marched into Telangana in 1355 with greatly enlarged army and captured many forts including Bhuvanagiri. Alauddin spent a year in Telangana and engaged in another round of destruction and plunder. He reurned to Gulbarga and died in 1359. Mohammed Shah succeeded Alauddin. At this time Kaapaya sent his brave and boisterous son Vinayaka Deva to liberate Kaulas and Bhuvanagiri from Bahmanis. The Vijayanagar king Bukkaraya actively assisted him in this campaign. Vinayaka Deva had initial successes but was eventually defeated, captured and killed in a cruel and ghastly manner.Kaapaya was disheartened but his goal was to destroy Bahmani kingdom. Along with Bukka Raya he planned a great expedition against Bahmanis. Mohammed Shah got enraged and invaded Telangana again. Golconda and Warangal were subdued. Bukka Raya died during this time. Lack of support from Vijayanagar and non-cooperation from Devarakonda and Rachakonda Nayaks also contributed to the fall of Warangal. Historians feel that Rachakonda Nayaks surreptitiously helped Bahmani king. Mohemmed Shah spent two years in Telangana and wiped out all remnants of Hindu temples. Golconda was chosen as the border between Bahmani and Warangal kingdoms in 1365. Kaapaya had to present the turquoise throne and large amounts of tribute to Mohammed Shah. This was the major setback and turning point in the history of Andhradesa.Singamanayak of Recherla and his sons took advantage of the situation and declared independence. They marched against Warangal ruled by a weakened and disheartened Kaapaya. The treasury was empty and the army was war-weary. Kaapaya met Singama’s army at Bhimavaram and died a martyr’s death. Thus ended the short but glorious reign (1326-1370) of Musunuri clan which united the Telugu country, its people and its warriors, and protected Hindu Dharma. The valour, dedication and undaunted spirit of sacrifice of Musunuri Nayaks are unparalleled in the history of Telugu land.After the martyrdom of Kaapaya Nayak there was an en masse migration of Nayaks and their progeny to the Vijayanagar Kingdom. These Nayaks formed the bulwark of Vijayanagar Empire and bravely defended South India and Hindu dharma for the next two centuries. Relatives of Kaapaya such as Mummadi and Anavota briefly controlled small areas in the coastal districts which were eventually absorbed into Reddy kingdom. Nayaks who were unwilling to surrender and serve as vassals were pursued and killed by the Muslim armies.The Nayak Dynasty (1559—1736)The Madurai Nayaks were the rulers of the city and region of Madurai, in India, from 1559 until 1736. They originally were princes from the Vijayanagar Empire, and Telugu was their native language. The Nayak dynasty at Madurai established a strong bond between the people and the rulers through local government innovations, such as the formation of 72 divisions or paalayams. The Nayak reign marked a new era in Tamil Nadu, one noted for its vast administrative reforms, the revitalization of temples previously ransacked by the Delhi sultans, and the inauguration of a unique architectural style. The reign consisted of 13 rulers, of whom 9 were kings, 2 were queens, and 2 were joint-kings. The most notable of these were the king Tirumalai Nayak and the queen Rani Mangammal. Their foreign trade was conducted mainly with the Dutch and the Portugese, as the British and the French had not yet made inroads in the region.OriginsAt the close of Vitthala Raja’s administration the Chola ruler invaded the Madurai country and dispossessed the Pandya king. The latter appealed to the court of Vijayanagar, and an expendition under Pemmasani Nagama Nayaka was sent to his aid. Nagama easily suppressed the Chola ruler and took Madurai, but then suddenly he threw off his allegiance and declining to help the Pandya, usurped the throne. The Vijayanagar emperor demanded that someone cure the defection: Nagama’s own son, Visvanatha, volunteered, and the king sent him with a large force against the rebel. Viswanatha defeated his father, placed him in confinement and at length procured for him the unconditional pardon which doubtless had been the object of his action from the beginning.Visvanatha obeyed the orders of the Vijayanagar king nominally, in that he placed the Pandya on the throne. But both secret policy and his own interests deterred him from handing over the entire government of the country to the old and feeble dynasty. He set out to rule on his own account. This was in 1559.Viswanatha Nayak (1559—1563)Viswanatha, then, became the first ruler of the Nayak dynasty. Viswanatha is said to have set himself immediately to strengthening his capital and improving the administration of his dominions. He demolished the Pandya rampart and ditch which at that time surrounded merely the walls of Madurai's great temple, and erected in their place an extensive double-walled fortress defended by 72 bastions; and he constructed channels from upper waters of the Vaigai river — perhaps the Peranai and Chittanai dams owe their origins to him to water the country, founding villages in the tracts irrigated by them.Introduction of the polygar (palayakkarar) systemIn his administrative improvements Viswanatha was ably seconded by his prime minister Aryanatha Mudaliar (or, as he is still commonly called, Aryanatha), a man born of peasant Vellala parents who had won his way by sheer ability to a high position in the Vijayanagar court. This officer is supposed to have been the founder of "the polygar (palayakkarar) system", under which the Madurai country was apportioned among 72 chieftains, some of them locals and others Telugu leaders of detachments which had accompanied Vishvanatha from Vijayanagar. Each was placed in charge of one of the 72 bastions of the Madurai fortifications. They were responsible for the immediate control of their estates. They paid a fixed tribute to the Nayaka kings and maintained a quota of troops ready for immediate service. These men did much for the country in those days, founding villages, building dams, constructing tanks and erecting temples. Many of them bore the title of Nayakkan, and hence the common "nayakkanur" as a termination to the place names in this district. They also brought with them the gods of the Deccan, and thus we find in Madurai many shrines to Ahobilam and other deities who rarely are worshipped in the Tamil country. Their successors, the present zamindars of the district, still look upon Aryanatha as a sort of patron saint. Aryanatha also is credited with having constructed the great thousand-pillared mantapam in the Madurai temple. He is commemorated by an equestrian statue which flanks one side of the entrance to the temple. The statue is still periodically crowned with garlands by modern worshippers. He lived until 1600 and had great influence upon the fate of the Nayaka dynasty until his death.Visvanatha added the fort of Trichinopoly to his possessions. The Vijayanagar viceroy who governed the Tanjore country had failed to police the pilgrim roads which ran through Trichinopoly, to the shrines at Srirangam and Ramesvaram, and devotees were afraid to visit those holy places. Visvanatha exchanged that town for his fort at Vallam, in Tanjore. He then improved the fortifications and town of Trichinopoly, and the temple of Srirangam, and he cleared the banks of the Cauvery river of robbers.Visvanatha had difficulty with some of the local chieftans, who resisted his authority in Tinnevelly, but after vanquishing them he improved that town and district. Visvanatha died aged and honoured in 1563. He still is affectionately remembered as having been a great benefactor of his country.Kumara Krishnappa (1563—1573)Viswanatha Nayaka was succeeded by his son Kumara Krishnappa (1563-73), who is remembered as having been a brave and politic ruler. A revolt occurred among the polygars, during his reign, but its leader was captured and the trouble was quenched.Joint Rulers : Kumara Krishnappa was succeeded in 1573 by his two sons, who ruled jointly and uneventfully until 1595, when they in turn were succeeded by their two sons, one of whom ruled until 1602.Muttu Krishnappa (1602—1609)These were followed by Muttu Krishnappa. He is credited with having founded the dynasty of the Setupatis of Ramnad, the ancestors of the present Raja of that place, who were given a considerable slice of territory in the Marava country on condition that they suppress crime and protect pilgrims journeying to Rameswaram. These were the beginnings of Ramnad zamindari.Muttu Virappa (1609—1623)Muttu Krishnappa was succeeded by Muttu Virappa. He began the construction of the Fort at Dindigul on the Hill, along with the Temple on it, which later was completed by Tirumala Nayaka.Fall of the Vijayanagar Kingdom, 1565In 1565 the Muslim rulers of the Deccan defeated Vijayanagar, the suzerain of the Nayaks, at the battle of Talikota. Vijayanagar had to abandon Bellary and Anantapur, flee their capital, and take refuge at Penukonda in Anantapur, then at Vellore, and then at Chandragiri near Tirupathi, which later granted land to the British East India Company to build a fort at the present day Chennai. Finally they settled at Vellore in North Arcot. Their governors at Madurai, Gingee and Tanjore still paid them tribute and other marks of respect; but in later years, when their suzerainty became weak, the Nayaks ruled independently.Tirumala Nayak (1623—1659)Muttu Virappa, mentioned above, was succeeded by the great "Tirumala Nayaka", the most powerful and best-known member of his dynasty, who ruled for thirty-six eventful years. Please see the article devoted to him and his reign at Tirumala Nayaka.Muttu Alakadri (1659—1662)Tirumala was succeeded by his son Muttu Alakadri, whose first act was to shake off the hated Muslim yoke. He tried to induce the Nayak of Tanjore to join the enterprise, but the move backfired: the Tanjore ruler disclaimed all connection with his neighbour’s aspirations and attempted to conciliate with the Muslims. The Muslim invaders moved against Trichinopoly and Madurai, spreading havoc, while Muttu Alakadri remained inactive behind the walls of the fort. Fortunately for him, the enemy soon had to retire, for their devastations produced a local famine and pestilence from which they themselves suffered terribly. They made a half-hearted attempt on Trichinopoly and then permitted themselves to be bought off for a very moderate sum. Muttu Alakadri did not long survive their departure, but gave himself over to debauchery with an abandon which soon brought him to a dishonoured grave.Chokkanatha (1662—1682)Tirumala was succeeded by his son Chokkanatha, a promising boy of sixteen. Please see the separate article devoted to him at Chokkanatha Nayak.Rangakrishna Muthu Virappa (1682—1689)Rangakrishna Muthu Virappa, who succeeded Chokkanatha was a spirited boy of fifteen. He tried to revive the diminished fortunes of the kingdom. He made a name for himself by ignoring Aurangazeb with courage, but little enough of his territories remained to him to rule. The greater part of them was held by Mysore, some by the Maravans, some by the Marathas of Gingee, and some by the Marathas of Tanjore. At first, the country was subject to anarchy and pillage, foreign enemies occupied all the forts, and robber chiefs were masters of the rural areas and carried on their brigandage there with impunity.Matters slowly improved, with Mysore soon distracted by a war with the Marathas of Gingee, and both the Setupathis of Ramnad and the Marathas of Tanjore occupied by wars within their own countries. Emperor Aurangzeb in 1686—1687 conquered the kingdoms of Madura’s old enemies, Golconda and Bijapur, and he was for many years engaged in an exhausting war with the Marathas. Moreover the young Nayak of Madurai, though imbued with a boyish love of fun and adventure which endeared him to his countrymen, also had a stock of sound sense and ability which evoked the admiration of his ministers, and he took advantage of his improving prospects.Muthu Virappa recovered his capital in 1685, and he gradually reconquered large parts of the ancient kingdom of his forefathers and succeeded in restoring the power of the Nayaks of Madurai. Unfortunately he died of smallpox in 1689, at the early age of 22. His young window Muttammal — the only woman, strange to say, whom he had married — was inconsolable at his loss and, though she was far advanced in pregnancy, insisted upon committing sati on his funeral pyre. His mother, Rani Mangammal, with great difficulty persuaded her to wait until her child was born, solemnly swearing that she could then have her way. When the child (a son) arrived, she was put off with various excuses until, despairing of being allowed her wish, she put an end to her own life.Rani Mangammal (1689—1704)Mangammal, the mother of the late Nayak, acted for the next fifteen years as Queen-Regent on behalf of her grandson. She was the most popular of all the Nayaks. Please see the separate article on her at Rani Mangammal.Vijaya Ranga Chokkanatha (1704—1731)Her grandson Vijaya Ranga Chokkanatha, starting on a bad note, enjoyed a long but apparently dull reign of 26 years, paving way for the demise of the dynasty. He was vain and weak-minded, and unfit to govern either himself or others. His reign was distinguished by the ill-regulated and extraordinary munificence of his gifts to Brahmins and religious institutions. The injustice of his rule caused a serious riot in Madurai, the mutiny of his troops, and incessant disturbances.His only warfare was over the succession to the throne of Ramnad, in 1725. Of the two claimants, one was supported by Tanjore Marathas and the other by Madurai and the Tondaiman of Pudukkotai. The Tanjore troops won a decisive victory and placed their protege on the throne. A year or two later the Tanjore king deposed this very protege, and divided Ramnad into Ramnad and Sivaganga, which became independent Marava powers.Queen Meenakshi, Chanda Sahib, & the End of the Nayaks (1731—1736)Vijaya Ranga Chokkanatha died in 1731, and was succeeded by his widow Meenakshi, who acted as Queen-Regent on behalf of a young boy she had adopted as the heir of her dead husband. She had only ruled a year or two when an insurrection was raised against her by Vangaru Tirumala, the father of her adopted son, who pretended to have claims of his own to the throne of Madurai. At this juncture representatives of the Mughals appeared on the scene and took an important part in the struggle. Since 1693, Madurai nominally had been the feudatory of the emperor of Delhi, and since 1698 the Carnatic region north of the Coleroon (Kollidam) river had been under direct Muslim rule. The local representative of the Mughal was the Nawab of Arcot, and an intermediate authority was held by the Nizam of Hyderabad, who was in theory both a subordinate of the emperor, and the superior of the Nawab. How regularly the kings of Tanjore and Madura paid their tribute is not clear, but in 1734 — about the time, in fact, that Meenakshi and Vangaru Tirumala were fighting for the crown — an expedition was sent by the then-Nawab of Arcot to exact tribute and submission from the kingdoms of the south. The leaders of this expedition were the Nawab’s son, Safdar Ali Khan, and his nephew and confidential adviser, the well-known Chanda Sahib.The invaders took Tanjore by storm and, leaving the stronghold of Trichinopoly untouched, swept across Madurai and Tinnevelly and into Travancore. On their return from this expedition they took part in the quarrel between Meenakshi and Vangaru Tirumala. The latter approached Safdar Ali Khan with an offer of three million rupees if he would oust the queen in favour of himself. Unwilling to attack Trichinopoly, the Muslim prince contented himself with solemnly declaring Vangaru Tirumala to be king and taking the bond for the three millions. He then marched away, leaving Chanda Sahib to enforce his award as best he could. The queen, alarmed at the turn affairs now had taken, had little difficulty in persuading that facile politician to accept her bond for a crore of rupees (ten million) and declare her duly entitled to the throne.Queen Meenakshi required him to swear on the Koran that he would adhere faithfully to his engagement, and he accordingly took an oath on a brick wrapped up in the spledid covering usually reserved for that holy book. He was admitted into the Trichinopoly fort and Vangaru Tirumala — apparently with the good will of the queen, who, strangely enough, does not seem to have wished him any harm — went off to Madurai, to rule over that country and Tinnevelly. Chanda Sahib accepted the crore of rupees and departed to Arcot. Two years later 1736 he returned, again was admitted into the fort, and proceeded to make himself master of the kingdom. Meenakshi soon was little but a puppet: she had fallen in love with Chanda Sahib and so let him have his own way unhindered.Chanda Sahib eventually marched against Vangaru Tirumala, who still was ruling in the south, defeated him at Ammaya Nayakkanur and Dindigul, drove him to take refuge in Sivaganga, and occupied the southern provinces of the Madurai kingdom. Having now made himself master of all of the unfortunate Meenakshi’s realms, he threw off the mask, ceased to treat her with the consideration he hitherto had extended to her, locked her up in her palace, and proclaimed himself ruler of her kingdom. The hapless lady took poison and ended her life shortly afterwards.Descendants of Vangaru TirumalaAs late as 1820, a descendant of Vangaru Tirumala, bearing the same name, was in Madurai endeavouring to obtain pecuniary assistance from the government. He and his family lived in Vellaikurichi, in the Sivaganga zamindari, and their children were there until quite recently. It is said that they still kept up the old tradition of holding recitations, on the first day of Chittrai in each year, of a long account of their pedigree and of a description of the boundaries of the great kingdom of which their forebears had been rulers.Nayak rule and TiruchiThe significance of Nayak rule in checking invasion by northern rulers elevated Tiruchi in the eyes of national history. Had it not been for the Nayak rule, the central part of Tamil Nadu, particularly what today has come to be known as Tiruchi, Thanjavur, and Perambalur districts, would not have gained its own historical identity and unique cultural development. The Tiruchi range comprised five major paalayams: Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur, Marungapuri, Thuraiyur and Cuddalore. They constructed new mandapams at several temples, including the Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, and the Rock Fort. The Vijayanagar dynasty was chiefly responsible for the present and permanent glory of Tamil Nadu, which was ransacked by the earlier Delhi Sultanate. But for the invasions by Kumara Kampana Udayar against the Sultans of Madurai, the state's cultural civilisation would have been doomed. Wasteland development and the setting up of water harvest structures formed part of the Nayak rulers' welfare programmes. It was at Rani Mangammal Hall in Tiruchi that one of the Nayak rulers, Vijayaranga Chokkanatha Nayak, launched a stiff opposition to the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.Nayak coinsMost Nayak coins were made of gold or copper. The design, figures, size, and weight of Nayak coins all were similar to those of Vijayanagara coins. Sadasiva Nayak issued some beautiful Nayak coins: one gold coin shows Shiva and Parvati seated next to one another — Shiva holds the trisula (trident) and the mriga (antelope) in his hands. Another gold coin of the same ruler features the mythical bird gandabherunda. This coin is almost identical to the gandabherunda coins minted by the Vijayanagara ruler Achyutaraya. A rare copper coin of this ruler displays, on its obverse, the standing figure of Kartikeya (Muruga), with his favourite peacock behind him. The reverse depicts the Nandi (sacred bull) below the Shivalinga.The Madurai Nayaks issued many coins featuring fish, the emblem of the Pandyas, who ruled Madurai before the Vijayanagara and Nayak rulers.Some early Madurai Nayak coins portray the figure of the king. The bull also is seen frequently on the Madurai Nayak coins. Chokkanatha Nayak, one of the last rulers of the dynasty, issued coins displaying various animals, such as the bear, elephant and lion. He also issued coins featuring Hanuman and Garuda. The inscriptions on the Nayak coins are in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Nagari scripts. Unlike the coins of many of the earlier dynasties, the Nayak coins are easily available for coin-collectors.Nayak templesThe Madurai and Tanjavur Nayaks made great contributions to architectural style, the main characteristics of this period being the elaborate mandapas of the "hundred-pillared" and "thousand-pillared" types, the high gopurams with stucco statues on the surface, the long corridors. The main temples representing this style in various portions are:The Ranganatha temple at Srirangam — for its increase in the number of enclosures;The temple at Rameswaram — for its long corridors;The Subramanya temple at the Brihadisvara Temple court at Tanjavur — for its fine vimana with ardha and maha mandapas;Meenakshi Temple at Madurai - for the great splendour of its gopuras, its "thousand- pillar" mandapam, and the Mariamman Teppakulam ("water tank" / reflecting pool).Vasireddy DynastyThe first Vasireddy last name (surname) was available at Pittapuram East Godavari Dist. Sri Pothineedu ruled the area in 1413 AD and constructed temples of Vishnu, Sun, Visweswara, Gowri, and Kukkutaeswara after a century there is no history. The vasireddy family might have migrated to Krishna District Nandigama and later Guntur and adjacent districts. As per the available history Vasireddy malikharjunudu might have ruled capitol of "Vassile" from AD 1500 to 1527. Due to disputes in paying cess it leaded to war between Hyderjung (chief of the Army of KULI KUTUBUSHA).Hyderjung and Mallikharjunudu died in the war.Mallikharjunudu might have suspected his death and asked his wife to get on her life with their male child. She said to her husband that if it is happens, she will commit for Sathi. After hearing the sad news she committed suicide giving her two years boy SADASIVA RAYALU with gold ornaments to servant maid Lakshmi saying to go to Nuthaki village in Guntur Dist. Sadasivarayalu was bought up to seven years by the servant maid in a temple. Zamindar Kodali Ramabupathi has taken care Sadasivarayalu and got him married with his daughter. It is presumed that SADASIVARAYULU is the main origin of VASIREDDY DYNASTY during AD 1525.Rulers of the Vasireddy dynasty :VASIREDDY RAMANNA ( AD 1668-1686 )CHINA PADMANABHARAMANNA ( AD 1686-1712 )BUCHI RAGHAVAIAH ( AD 1712-1714 )CHANDRAMOULI ( AD 1714-1722 )PEDA NARASANNA ( AD 1722-1727 )PEDA SURANNA ( AD 1727-1738 )CHINA SURANNA ( AD 1738-1740 )CHINA NARSA BHUPATHI ( AD 1740-1758 )CHINA RAMALINGAM ( AD 1758-1760 )NAGANNA ( AD 1760-1763 )RAMANNA ( AD 1763-1783 )JAGGANNA ( AD 1763-1765 )VENKATADRI NAIDU ( AD 1783-1816 )Among all the rulers Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Naidu is famous and ruled 33 years. He borne on 27th April 1761 and his parents Sri Vasireddy Jagganna and Smt Achamma. He was assumed charge in 1783 at Chintapalli. Later he crossed Krishna river and made Amaravathi as his capitol till his death. He is a well named philanthropist he built so many temples, Amaravathi, Managalagiri, Chebrolu, Ponnuru, Vijayawada, Srisailam and other places.Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Naidu renovated temple lord Amereswara.Amaravathi : This ancient temple dedicated to Shiva enshrines a 15 feet high white marble Shiva Lingam and is surrounded by massive walls with towers. Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Naidu renovated This temple constitutes one of the five Pancharama Kshetrams in Andhra Pradesh.Managalagiri : On the eastern gate of the lower temple there is a "Gali Gopuram" at Narasimha swamy temple of dizzy height built by Sri Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu. The "Gali Gopuram" has eleven storeys with openings facing east and west. It is a marvellous example of a solid awe-inspiring construction.Chebrole : Rarest temples on the earth is Chathurmukha Brahma temple at Chebrole nearer to Guntur, and also a huge single stone carved Nandieswara is located adjacent to the temple.Ponnuru : So many temples have been built one of them is Bhavanarayana swamy temple with Lord Garuda.Pemmasani NayakasThe hard earned independence of Telugu land came to an end in fifty years with the martyrdom of Musunuri Kapaneedu in 1370 A.D at the hands of Velamas who colluded with Bahmani sultan (See Musunuri Nayaks). A large number of remaining Nayaks who served under Kapaneedu migrated to Vijayanagar and sworn allegiance to Bukka Raya, a close associate of Kapaneedu in protecting the Hindu dharma in Dakshnapatha. Among them, Pemmasani clan which earned laurels for their bravery and defense of Vijayanagar Empire in the coming four centuries was the most illustrious. Generations of Pemmasani clan were commanders for various dynasties of Vijayanagar Empire. The ancestors of Pemmasani clan (Gothram: Vallutla) belonged to Bellamkonda in ancient Kammanadu.The first of Pemmasani clan was Kumara Thimma Nayudu who fought many a battle and won the trust of Bukka Raya. He built many forts in Jammulamadugu, Vajrakarur, Kamalapuram, Tadipatri, Pamidi etc. Later, Dharma Nayudu served as a General of Proudha Devaraya (Devaraya II).The most famous of Pemmasani Nayaks was Thimma Nayudu. He valiantly fought in the battle of Kalubarige (1422 A.D.) and was made governor of Gandikota (Cuddapah district). Thimma ruled for a long time, constructed many temples and tanks and brought recognition to Gandikota.Thimma Nayudu II participated in the expeditions of Krishna Deva Raya and captured Udayagiri, Addanki, Kondapalli, Rajahmundry and Katakam (Cuttack). He also played a crucial role in the conquest of Ummattur.Ramalinga Nayudu ruled Gandikota (1509-1530) during the time of Krishna Deva Raya. His exploits in the well known battle of Raichur were extolled by many Telugu poets. He was most feared by the Muslim Generals of Bijapur, Ahmednagar and Golconda. Ramalinga constructed many temples in Anantapur region.Vijayanagar king (Sadasiva Raya) sent Lingama Nayudu to defeat the Chola king in Madura (Madurai) and restore the throne to Vitthala Raya in 1559. Lingama succeeded but later declared independence. The king asked the court who would teach Lingama a lesson. To everyone’s surprise, Viswanatha, son of Lingama, volunteered to do so. He subdued his father and brought him as a prisoner to Vijayanagar. The pleased king made Viswanatha governor of Madurai. After the downfall of Vijayanagar Empire in 1565 A.D Madurai Nayaks became independent. The glory of Madurai Nayaks and the great contributions of Tirumala Nayak, in particular, are celebrated in history.After the death of Krishna Deva Raya, his son-in-law Aliya Ramaraya was dethroned by Salakam Chinna Tirumala Raya with the support of Bahmani sultan. Ramaraya sought the help of Bangaru Thimma Nayudu. Bangaru Thimma defeated Salakam Raya and restored the crown to Ramaraya. During the twilight of Vijayanagar Empire Gandikota rulers Bojja Thimma Nayudu and Venkatagiri Nayudu steadfastly helped Sriranga Raya by keeping Golkonda and Bijapur armies at bay.The last ruler of Gandikota was Chinna Thimma Nayudu. At the behest of the minister Podila Linganna, Mir Jumla, the General of Golkonda Nawab raided Gandikota in 1652. There was stiff resistance. The fort was captured only after Linganna plotted and poisoned Chinna Thimma. Pinnayya Nayudu, son of Chinna Thimma and still very young, was saved and taken to Mysore by his relatives. Most of the Gandikota families (sixtysix surnames) migrated to Guntur, Kavetirajapuram (Chittor Dt), Madurai, Tirunelveli, Ramanathapuram etc. These people are collectively called Gandikota Kammas. A section of them is called ‘Gampa Kamma’. The meaning of Gampa in Telugu is ‘Large Basket’. It is not clearly known how this name came into being.Kamma Nayaks of KandyNayakar Dynasty of Kandy The Nayaks of Kandy (a.k.a. Nayakar Dynasty) were rulers of Kandy kingdom in Srilanka with Kandy as their capital from 1707 to 1815 and also the last dynasty to rule Sri Lanka.They were from the royal family of Madurai Nayaks of Telugu origins. There were four kings of this lineage and the last king was exiled by the British to Vellore fort in India. They assumed the Kandy throne through marriage alliances with the much prevailing Marumakkathayam law. These kings were Hindus later converted to Buddhism and were responsible for renaissance of Buddhist culture in the Island.Origin : The Mahanuwara dynasty that preceded the Kandy Nayaks always married brides from royal family of Madurai Nayaks and Tanjore Nayaks. The Nayaks of South India started of as governors of Vijayanagara Dynasty during 14 and 15th centuries who ruled parts of Tamil Nadu. After the Vijayanagara Empire collapsed in mid 16th century these governors declared independence, establishing their own kingdoms in Tanjore, Madurai. They were of Telugu origins, one of the reasons for a large set of Telugu population in Western parts of Tamil Nadu.When the last king of Mahanuwara dynasty died without an heir, his queens brother from Madurai was chosen to throne as they followed the Marumakkathayam law. And successive kings were from the same kin from Madurai.The Nayaks of South India also had military relations in 17th century when Karaiyar generals of Jaffna sought the support of the Nayaks of Tanjavur in 1620 to fight against the Portuguese.These branches of Madurai Nayaks were reportedly headed by Bangaru Thirumalai whose son was adopted by the last Nayak Queen Meenakshi. Bangaru Thirumalai was a direct descendant of Thirumalai Nayaks younger Brother and was a Military governor in Tirunelveli and Madurai provinces.The preceding Dynasty : The last king of Kandy of Mahanuwara dynasty was Sri Vira Parakrama Narendra Singha who ruled from 1707 to 1739. This King ascended the throne in 1707 when he was seventeen and was considered to be a very pious and scholarly. In 1708 the king married a bride from Madurai Royal family, the daughter of Pitti Nayakkar. Again, in 1710, he married another bride from Madurai.He had no children by either of the queens. He also had a Kandyan wife from noble family of Matale. She bore him a son, who died at a very early age. The king also had a concubine from a high caste, who bore him a son named Unambuwe, and did survive. The bar to his succession was the lack of royal status in the mother.Thus, the king nominated, as his successor, the brother of his first queen who had remained at the court ever since his sister married him. According to the law of succession that prevailed in Ceylon, the throne passed almost always from father to son, born of a mahesi or from brother to brother. Marumakkathayam literarily means inheritance by sister's children (as opposed to sons and daughters).Sri Vijaya Raja Singha 1739-1747 : Brother-in-law of King Narendra Singha ,i.e. Narendra Singha’s first wife’s brother, from Madurai, ascended the throne of Kandy, as Sri Vijaya Raja Singha.Coming from the line of Vijayanagar kings of South India and henceforth filling the Sinhala throne.The new king, considered to be a man of considerable culture, devoted his entire attention to the furtherance of the national religion Buddhism despite being a Hindu. He is said to have caused life sized images of Buddha in recumbent, standing and sitting postures to be cut in the rock caves in various parts of the country. His reign also marked several conflicts with the Dutch who were ruling the coastal provinces, based on trading issues. Sri Vijaya Rajasinha destroyed the churches and initiated a persecution against the Portuguese and Dutch, which was continued under Kirti Sri. It ceased only because the king considered that certain calamities which fell upon the country were due to his action.He married a bride from the Royal family of Madurai. But by 1736 the 200 year old Nayaka dynasty of Madurai came to an end with Muslims taking control of the whole country.Marriage alliance with Madurai Royal Family : When the king ascended the throne he sought a wife from South India. For this purpose he sent messengers to Madurai in 1739. Since the Madurai Nayaks had now lost the power and prestige they enjoyed in the days of Vijayaranga Chokkanatha, the family members thought it advisable and even desirable to accept the offer from the king of Kandy. Hence the family of Bangaru Thirumala,who was now residing in Vellaikuruchi Fort near Thirupachetiram in Sivaganga Zamin responded. Two brothers Rama Krishnappa Nayaka and Narenappa Nayaka, kinsmen of Bangaru Tirumala Nayaka meet the Kandyan envoys at Ramnad.Narenappa Nayaka had a daughter of marriageable age and agreed to the Kandyan request. The brothers with their families and some kins accompanied the envoys to Ceylon for the daughter's nuptial; settled in Kandy with their kith and kin. Narenappa Nayaka was destined to be not only the father-in-law of one king, but the father of the next two kings of Kandy; for his two sons, the one five or six years old in 1740, and the other still an infant were successively to succeed Sri Vijaya Rajasinha.Sri Vijaya Rajasinha married another Madurai princess in 1747.Each bride brought a contingent of relatives with royal lineage ultimately making Kandy their permanent home.The king, however, died childless soon after, having nominated as his successor, his eldest brother in-law who had been living in the court ever since his sister had married the king. Thus by this peculiar mode of succession the son of Narenappa Nayaka who claimed kingship with the ruling Madurai Nayak family now ascended the throne of Kandy as Kirti Sri Rajasinha.Sri Kirti Sri Raja Singha 1747-1782 : Kirti Sri Raja Singha was Vijaya Raja Singha’s wife’s eldest brother from Madurai.Hence another Brother-in-law to throne, thus the second of the South Indian line. He was a tender young man when he succeeded his brother-in-law, and it was not until the year 1751 that he ascended the throne as Kirti Sri Raja Singha.He devoted the first few years of his reign to the advancement of literature and religion. The king, later with the Dutch assistance got down to learning Bhikkus from Siam (Thailand) for the purpose of advancing Buddhism in Sri Lanka, also building the Raja Maha Vihara (Gangarama) was built at Kandy. Kirti Sri built the existing inner temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, and caused the Mahavansa chronicle to be continued from the time of Parakrama Bahu IV down to his own reign.Attack on Dutch Forts : In 1761 King Keerthi Sri Rajasinha attacked the Dutch garrisons and forts at Matara, Katuwana, Tangalle, Marakade and Urubokke, completely destroying them, and killing Dutch while some surrendered and ended as prisoners. In order to revenge the humiliation, the new Dutch governor Van Eck had immediate plans to attack Kandy,but the weakness in fortification and garrison forbade the Dutch. Later they did attach in 1764 and in 1765. Hence, in the early part of 1763 the Dutch were only consolidating their positions and gradually expelling Kandyans from the territories taken over from Dutch. Throughout 1763 the King continually sought peace and sent his envoys to discuss terms. The Governor wished the King to cede the three four and seven Korales and Puttlam and hand over the entire coastline of island to the Dutch. The king was not agreeable to any demand that diminished his sovereignty and was deliberately delaying a settlement hoping for help from the English in Madras after his discussion and negotiations with John Pybus 1762.Meeting with the British : The King in mid 1762 sought help from George Pigot, Governor Fort St George Madras for assistance. The British eager to obtain the monopoly of trading in cinnamon, pepper, betel nut (puwak) from Kandyan Kings also wanted to expel Dutch from coasts. Reason to call on British for assistance by the Kandyan King in 1762 was that after the treaty of Paris, the Dutch poured in troops into Sri Lanka. They were bent on capturing Kandy from six directions (1764). Anticipating such a scenario King sent an envoy to the English Governor of Madras to assist him to expel Dutch. This envoy, a junior Kandyan Official in military made a clandestine trip to Madras Fort, and the English responded by sending their councilor Mr Pybus.John Pybus, a writer of the British East India Company, sailed to Kandy with a backup of five ships and about 200 armed men. A British vessel brought Pybus to Trincomalee on 5 May 1762. The Dutch knew the arrival of Pybus through their spies and they were kept informed of his movements. Pybus took an exhausting covert trip to meet the King on 24 May 1762. After several talks without any conclusive decisions Pybus left after a month. King gave him a ring, sword, a gold chain with breast jewels and left the country crossing the river at puttalam pass while the The Dissawa who accompanied Pybus presented the ships commander "Admiral Cornish" a gold chain and a ring in the name of King "Keerthi Sri Rajasinha ".John Pybus in his notes described the King as a man of tolerable stature, reddish in complexion and very brisk in his movements. Pybus was amazed as to how the kandyans had managed to fight a war with Dutch and had captured Matara Dutch Fort. He wrote that "They had put every European to the sword except two officers who are now prisoners of the country."Marriage : He married the daughter of one Nadukattu Sami Nayakkar in 1749. He further married three more Nayakkar queens from Madurai, but had no children, but had six daughters and two sons by his favorite Sinhala lady (Yakada Doli), daughter of the late Dissave (Headman) of Bintenna, grand-daughter of the blind and aged Mampitiya Dissave. Both his sons survived the king and his daughters’ married Nayakkar relatives of the king. Mampitiya’s sons claim for the throne was overlooked and the choice fell on the king’s brother who was living in court.The king died on January 2, 1782, of the injuries caused two months before by a fall from his horse after a reign of 35 years which the people saw as a great religious revival, and had a sentimental attachment to the King.Sri Rajadhi Raja Singha 1782-1798 : Brother of Kirthi Sri Raja Singha, the new king who ascended the throne as Sri Rajadhi Raja Singha came from Madurai as a child along with his brother. Hence he was raised as a Kandyan and a Sinhala; emerging as a brilliant pupil of the Malwatte Temple’s chief Prelate at that time. He was quite a sophisticated person and learned many languages amongst which were Pali and Sanskrit. A lavish patron of Buddhism, he was a great aficionado of poetry and he himself was a poet.He died childless in 1798 without nominating a successor. The burden fell on Pilimatalava, the first Adigar (Prime Minister) Pilimatalawe, an able, ambitious and intriguing chief, to select a successor to the vacant throne. The controversial Adigar was also seen as one of the main reason for the Dynastys’ demise.Sri Vikrama Raja Singha 1798-1815 : Son of a sister of King Rajadhi Raja Singha’s Queen Upendramma. The new king who ascended the throne was Sri Vikrama Raja Singha, the former kings’ nephew, barely 18 years old. He would also be the last king of the Kandy Nayakar dynasty and the last of Sri Lanka. During his time the British colony was fully established on other parts of SriLanka. There was a rival claimant to succeed King Rajadhi Raja Singha, the brother of Queen Upendramma, who had a stronger claim. However, Pilimatalawe, the first Adigar (prime Minister) choose the South Indian Prince to the Kandyan Throne, with reportedly deep seated plans to usurp the throne to set a new dynasty of his own. The young king, upon ascending the throne had to face lot of conspiracies.Sri Vijaya Raja Singha 1739-1747 : During his time, the British who had succeeded the Dutch in the Maritime Provinces had not interfered in the politics of the Kandy. But Pilimatalava, the first Adigar of the king started covert operations with the British, to provoke the King into acts of aggression, which would give the British an excuse to seize the Kingdom. Later the King had to execute Pilimatalawe for attempting to murder him, after two previous pardons on treachery.The new First Adigar Ehalepola, Pilimatalawe nephew was no better as the British quickly won his support. A rebellion instigated by him Ehalepola was suppressed and Ehalepola fled to Colombo and joined the British. After failing to surrender (after 3 weeks of notice), the exasperated king ordered the execution of his family, which was highly propagandized, with a gruesome tale and defaming his as a tyrant.Exiled : Now the British marched into Kandy, after gaining people support, who were eager to dispose the king. The King was taken as a royal prisoner to Vellore Fort, near Madras along with his family members. He was living on a small allowance given to him and his two queens by the British Government. It is claimed that this allowance was paid to his next-of-kin for next 156 years and stopped only when Sri Lanka regained its sovereignty.Public Works : For centuries Kandy, originally known as Senkadagala, has been the bastion of Sri Lanka's culture and its spiritual centre. The palace complex at Kandy includes Sri Lanka's most venerated shrine, the Dalada Maligawa or Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. Raja Maha Vihara (Gangarama) was built at Kandy by the second Nayak king Kirti Sri Raja Singha while his successor Sri Rajadhi Raja Singha was a lavish patron of Buddhism. The first Nayak king Sri Vijaya Raja Singha is noted for various erection of Buddhist statues throughout the Kingdom. The Kandy Lake overlooking Kandy was constructed by Sri Vikrama Raja Singha.

Freedom fighters :Gurram China VenkannaHe was resident of Uravakonda, Ananthapur Distrrict. He took part in the Quit India Movement and was sentenced on 21-4-42 to three months R.I and to pay a fine of Rs.50/- or in default, further one month R.I. He refused to pay the fine and was imprisoned in the Allipuram camp jail. Again he was sentenced on 23-6-43 by the special Judge, Ananthapur for 2 years R.I with a fine of Rs.500/- or in default, six months R.I. He was President for District Kissan Congress for some time. He joined the Praja Socialist Party in 1951. He resigned from that party before 1962 General Election. He was President, Uravakonda Panchayat, was member of District Board. He was MLA 1962-67 and 1967-72 and Minister for Small Scale Industries in the Brahmananda Reddy Cabinet from 1969 till his resignation in September 1971.Devabathini Anjaneyulu Naidu (Chittor District) :He was resident of Chittor, son of Munuswami Naidu. He took part in the Individual Satyagraha Movemnet and suffered four months R.I from 15-1-1941 in the Vellore Central jail. He took considerable interest in social service. He started a school for Harijans and a Cosmopolitan hostel in 1941. He was General Secretray, District Harijan Sevak Sangh 1947-54. He was Elected as President, T.C.C in 1952. He worked as General Secretary, D.C.C 1960-64 and was subsequently elected as it's president. He was elected to A.P Legislative Assembly in 1967 and 1972. He died on October 13, 1972.M.Munirathanam Naidu :He was born on 27, August, 1920 at Palamaner, Chittor District. He was a matriculate and an agriculturist, was also interested in social work. He took part in the 1941 Individual Satyagraha Movementand again participated in the 1942 Quit India Movement. He was awarded 18 months R.I under D.I.R and was sent to the Allipuram Camp jail for incarceration. He organised a Harijan Hostel. He was elected to the A.P Legislative Assembly in 1972. He was chairman, District Co-Operative Central Bank Ltd., Chittor from 1975.Gorrepati Ramachandra Naidu :He was born on April 13, 1922 at Venkataramapuram, Chandragiri Taluk, Chittor District. While studying in the final year B.A at Madras, he took part in the Quit India Movement. He underwent 3 months imprisonment from 1-3-43 in the Allipuram Camp jail. Due to his political activities his studies were interrupted for some time. He took his M.A, LL.B degree from Bombay University. He practiced Law in the Madras High Court, 1949-54, and in the Andhra High Court 1954-55. He served as District Munsiff in 1956 and held various positions in Law Department, Secretarty to Government, A.P Legislative Department since 1-2-1975.Gandhamaneni Sivayya :He was born in the year 1926. He was resident of Puttur, Chittor district, and took Law degree from Belgaum Law college and become an Advocate. He went to jail during the Quit India Movement in 1942. He was also a Trade Union Leader. He was elected to A.P Legislative Assembly from Puttur in 1967.Bikkina Venkataratnam: He was resident of Chodavaram, Ramachandrapuram taluk, East Godavari. He resigned to his village officer's post and took part in Non Co-operative Movement 1920-21 and was convicted for six months R.I with a fine of Rs.1000/- for playing host to the Satyagrahis in his house. He suffered imprisonment from 7-6-1930 in the Rajahmundry and Vellore jails. He was again convicted under the D.I.R by the Joint Magistrate, Rajahmundry on 14-2-1941 to four months R.I with a fine of Rs.500/- for participating in th eIndividual Satyagraha Movement. He suffered improsonment in the rajahmundry, Bellary and Allipuram Jails. He was President Taluq Board Ramachandrapuram and President Co-Operative Central Bank, Ramachandrapuram for about 25 years. He was M.L.C of the Composite Madras State 1923-29 and MLA 1946-52. He was Minister in the Prakasam Cabinet, 1947. He was also President, A.P State Co-Operative Cental Bank.Vasireddi Akhilandeswari :She was born on 1917, resident of Chebrolu, Guntur district. She took part in the Individual Satyagraha Movement, but was not arrested. She participated in the Quit India Movement and suffered 16 months R.I from 10-9-42 in the Vellore jail. She was the receipient of Tamra Patra on 15-8-1972 from the Government of India on the occation of the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Indian Independence.Suryadevara annapurnamma :She was born in the year 1903 at Veerulapadu, Nandigama taluq, Krishna District. She was resident of Chebrolu, Tenali taluq, daughter of Vasireddi Nagayya and wife of Suryadevara Venkatappayya. She took part in the 1930 Salt Satyagraha Movement and was arrested but released soon. Again she participated in Civil Disobedience Movement and was arrested at Chebrol and sentenced on 26-1-1932 to one year S>I with a fine of Rs.50/-, in default to undergo further two months S.I. She was imprisoned in the Vellore and Cannanore jails. She took part in the 1040 and 1942 Movements and she was also associated with the Join Indian Movement, 1947-48 in the erstwhile Hyderabad State. She was arrested at Yerrupalem, Madhira and was remanded in Madhira jail for one week and sent to Warangal Central jail, from where she was released after c onviction was set aside. She established free schools for girls in Veerulapadu. She was member, Krishna District Board for a long time and also Vice-President, Zilla Parishat, Krishna.Gogineni Bharathi Devi :She was born in the year 1908 at Machavaram, Bapatla taluq, Guntur district, resident of Nidubrolu and daughter of Velaga Subbayya, wife of N.G.Ranga. She received early education at Sarada Niketan Guntur. She studied at Ruskin School of Arts, Oxford 1925-26. She conducted for six months, the camp for picketing of foreign cloth at Tenali 1931. She also organised women Satyagrahis of Guntur, West Godavari, and Krishna Districts during the Civil Disobedience Movement 1932 and was sentenced on 2-2-1931 to one year imprisonment and fine of Rs.500/-. She was incarcerated in the Vellore jail and was wounded during the Venkatagiri Zamindari Ryots campaign. She organised Harijan Day celebrations, inter-dining with Harijans and inter caste marriages. She was President, andhra Kisaan Congress 1940-42 and also collected funds for the defence of Madras Kissans in 1940. She was member, Madras State Educational Advisory Committee 1946-47. She Presided over the Andhra Women's Conference at Ghantasala, Krishna district, 1956 and worked for equal property rights for women. She did considerable service during the Rayalaseema famine 1952-53 by collecting cattle feeds, food grains and clothes and distributed them in the affected areas where she hailed as "Annapurna". She was elected member A.P. Legislative Council in 1958. She died on September 27, 1972.Famous Kamma Christians :Archbishop Thomas Pothacamury (Pothakamuri) :Born on September 2, 1889 in Ravipadu, Guntur District in andhra Pradesh. He was Archbishop of Bangalore for 27 years. He was Ordained Priest, 17 Dec 1916, Appointed Bishop of Guntur, India, 9 Apr 1940, Appointed Bishop of Bangalore, India, 15 Oct 1942. He was Appointed Archbishop of Bangalore, India, 19 Sep 1953. He was died on 11 Jan 1968.Archbishop Samineni Arulappa :Born on August 28, 1924, in a Telugu-speaking village, Kilachery, near Chennai in Tamil Nadu, he was educated at the Loyola College, Chennai, and pursued religious studies at Kandy in Sri Lanka. He also acquired a doctorate in public administration from Oxford University, London. He was ordained a priest on May 6, 1950. Archbishop emeritus of Hyderabad, Samineni Arulappa, passed away at a private hospital here on Sunday. He was 81 and had been ailing for sometime. Incidentally, Pope Paul VI ordained him the Archbishop of Hyderabad on the same day 33 years ago in 1972 in Rome. Christened affectionately as the "Bishop of the poor," Arulappa had established the Archdiocese of Hyderabad as a leader in the fields of education, social work and religious work. Under his able leadership, several institutions were born and grew into centres of excellence over the years. Some of these were Loyola College, St. Ann's College, St. Joseph's College besides a string of schools, hospitals and social service centres to name a few. He was died on Feb-13-2005."By birth I am an Indian, by culture a Hindu and by faith, I am a Christian," the Archbishop had stated once. Indeed, a man of great tolerance and goodness who leaves behind a multitude of followers from all faiths.

1) Tripuraneni Ramaswamy Chaudary:The Kaviraju (As he is popularly known in Andhra Pradesh), a fearless freedom fighter, a great native poet and an uncompromising rationalist, was born in a farmer's family in village Angaluru, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, on the 15th January, 1887.His entire family comprised of literati and in his childhood, he wanted to learn Sanskrit, but was put off by the traditional pundits. Shri Ramaswamy's zeal and quest led him to the study of Sanskrit and to a very thorough understanding and critical study and analysis of the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas and Itihasas. He concluded that the decadence of Hindu society was due to misinterpretation of our great Indian texts and that there is no sanction for the caste system or for untouchability and that it is the vested and self interest of the privileged section of the society that has been keeping millions in ignorance, illiteracy, superstitious beliefs and degraded status. He took to intensive and extensive propagation of reform through his poetry, dramas, lengthy dissertations and extensive discourses.He used his considerable literary talents to write beautifully in Telugu to lead people to rational thought. His works on. Bhagwad Gita, Soota Purana, Sambukavadha, Khooni, Rana Pratap and Kurukshetra Sangramam stirred the masses to rational thought and action. He saw that social reform and awakening of the masses were inextricably linked up with the freedom movement. His songs and Satakas inspired people to participate in Gandhiji's Satyagraha Movements. He demystified the marriage rituals by writing in Telugu Vivaha Vidhi and conducting the marriages in a simple, meaningful way and also preserving the solemnity and dignity that our ancients had built into the Hindu marriage. He studied in London and Dublin to become a Bar-at-law but gave up is lucrative practice to propagate social reform through his literary talents. As Chairman of Tenali Municipality, he put and end to all irrational and traditional practices and rituals like animal sacrifices and superstitious observances, unmindful of popularity, but upholding his beliefs and rational thought He died in 1943. The prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi paid tribute to him for his patriotic, reformist and literary contributions and the Government of Andhra Pradesh installed his statue as one of the Telugu greats, on the picturesque Tank Bund in Hyderabad.2) Duggirala Balarama Krishnayya :He was born in the year 1905 in the village Angaluru, Krishna district. He studied Talugu, Sanskrit, and Hindi literature. He was well versed in Bengali, Gujarati and Urdu. He studied for 3 years at Hindi Vidyapeeth, Allahabad, was arrested at Allahabad in 1921 for partcipating Black Flag Demonstration against the visit of Prince of Wales. Hw was detained from 10-09-42 to 9-12-44 in Vellore and Tanjaore jails during the "Quit India movement". He encouragesd widow marriages, and worked for the removal of untouchability. The Andhra Mahasabha under the presidentship of Sri.S.Radha Krishnana conferred the title "Bouddha Vangmaya Brahma" on him in 1927 for his illustrious work on "Buddism". He worked in the Kisaan Movement. He was Honorary President, Krishna District Congress Freedom Fighters Committee. 3) Raja Vasireddi Durga Sadasiveswara Prasad :He was born on April 11, 1899 at Jayanthipuram, Nandigama taluq, Krishna district. His father Venkatadri Naidu was a Landlord (Zamindar). He was welll conversant with Telugu, Hindi and Sanskrit. He joined the Congress party in 1921, and started a Kahdi Production center at Jayanthipuram during the "Non co-operation Movement". . He also associated with Quit India Movemnet, and gave shelter to a number of refugees from the earstwhile Hyderabad state during 1947-48 "Join Indian Union Movement". He intensively worked for the prapagation of Khadi, Harijan Upliftment and Prohibition of Liquor. 4) Justice Avula Sambasiva Rao:Born in the early 1900s into a prosperous family in a remote village in South India, he was the apple of his mother's eye. He lost his father when he was still a toddler, but his mother brought him up just like a man would. His mother instilled in him the moral values and principles that make him so unique. He went to the local village school till high school but then went on to study law in one of the most prestigious law schools in South India. His determination and integrity are just a couple of his many outstanding qualities. He was completely different from everyone else. In those days when going to college was considered a privilege, he had no airs about it whatsoever. He was always his simple self, in typical South Indian attire.With the death in July of Justice Avula Sambasiva Rao at the age of 86, the Indian Humanist movement lost one of its great leaders. As Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Ombudsman for Andhra Pradesh state, and Vice Chancellor of Andhra University, Justice Sambasiva Rao was the finest example of non-religious morality, rectitude, and discipline. Justice Sambasiva Rao was associated with the Humanist and Rationalist movements in India from the 1930s. A leader of the Indian Rationalist Association and later a guiding spirit of the Rationalist Association of India, he was editor of the monthly Indian Rationalist for several years. He was also Chair of the Indian Radical Humanist Association at the time of being elevated to Lokayukta, the first ombudsman position in India, which he held with great distinction.A legal luminary, Justice Rao was also known for his gentle manner and graceful chairing of meetings. He was one of the Chairs of IHEU’s Congress in Frankfurt. He taught at many Humanist, Rationalist, and Atheist study camps, wrote popular essays on Humanism, Rationalism and Indian philosophy, contributed to children’s magazines and books until his last days, and officiated at hundreds of Humanist, frequently inter-caste, weddings during a lifetime of service to the cause of Humanism.After practicing for many years as a successful lawyer, he went on to become a judge and then the Chief Justice of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, a state in South India. He has since held neumorous prestigious positions and has made a difference in many lives. He has always provided his employees with the best treatment and has provided raises to them as well. Hundreds of emoployees in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh still idolize him for this.Extensively traveled and extremely well read, here is a man who can quote Keats and recite Holy Hindu scriptures in the same breath and with equal finesse. He has never taken salary from the government; he instructed that his paycheck be donated every month to a different district in his state. He has rejected prestigious awards and citations and has never accepted favors or donations. He has been in high posts which could have made him very wealthy, but he has never been party to a single act of dishonesty in his entire life. His wife, Jayaprada Devi, is an epitome of simplicity; every bit his partner, in life and ideals as well. I still wonder sometimes how two individuals can be so made for each other. 5) Dr.Jayaprakash Narayan:Dr Jayaprakash Narayan is a physician by training, a public servant by choice, and a democrat by conviction. He joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1980 in the aftermath of Emergency and the failure of the Janata Experiment. During his nearly 17 years of distinguished public service in various capacities, he acquired a formidable reputation in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Rehabilitation of 8000 youth from displaced families of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, designing the reconstruction of drainage and irrigation network in Krishna and Godavari deltas, strengthening the credit cooperatives and making them independent of government control, and several major policy initiatives including empowerment of parents in schools, speedy justice through rural courts, economic reform and restructuring of Andhra Pradesh, developing the Infocity in Hyderabad, and empowerment of local governments and stake holders are among his outstanding accomplishments in Andhra Pradesh. Among other things, he served as Secretary to both Governor and Chief Minister.Dr. Narayan's experience in government fully convinced him that what India needs today is not merely periodic change of players, but a fundamental change in the rules of the game. In order to translate his vision into practical reality, he resigned from the Indian Administration Service (IAS) in 1996, and worked with like-minded colleagues for the formation of Lok Satta.Lok Satta emerged as India's leading civil society initiative and people's movement for wide-ranging governance and political reforms. The movement is driving the electoral and governance reform agenda of the country with several notable successes to its credit. Recently, Lok Satta launched a national platform called VOTEINDIA in partnership with several organizations to spearhead the campaign for political reforms. Dr Narayan is the National Coordinator of LOK SATTA and VOTEINDIA movements.6) Ravipudi Venkatadri :Ravipudi Venkatadri is famoust Rationalist leader in India. He was born in village Nagandla in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. He started his rationalist career by establishing Kaviraja Ashramam at village Nagandla. He joined Andhra Pradesh Rationalist Association founded by famous atheist Dr Lavanam Goparaju, son of Goparaju_Ramachandra_Rao. Ravipudi grew up as president of Andhra Pradesh Rationalist Association and he also worked as president and vice president of Rationalist Association of India. He is editor of telugu magazine "Hetuvadi". Ravipudi Venkatadri is true secularist and he opposes all religions. His message to India is rationalist Humanism. Why rationalism. For a long time India was suffering in a tradition who discriminate people in casts. Most of these ideas are funded in religious sentiment. For Ravapundi Venkatadri reason is only a means, it is not an end. Rationalism is only a way, it is not an ideology. Reason has to be used as a tool to forge the ends of life;the efforts to achieve those ends must be rational; the mode of thought which proclaims that attitude is rationalism. This rationalism will give Indian people the possibility a more realistic view by using scientific method too here and now.

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Future Perfect Corporation is not a boutique of different skills under one umbrella, but rather represents an integrated approach to building successful ebusiness initiatives such as those they have built for theirselves, Radian, and Vanilla. Website : http://www.futureperfectcorporation.com/4) STORM GROUP (Australia) :-->Founder & CEO: Vamsi K. ParvataneniSTORM GROUP is an International Educational Consulting Group and student advisory organization; with its Global Headquarters located in Australia and branches located though out India and United States of America. STORM GROUP is one of the fastest growing educational consulting groups. Australian and American Citizens, who graduated from Australian and American Universities, founded STORM GROUP. STORM GROUP is a member of Association of Australian Eduacation Representatives in India (AAERI) & Intemational Education Association (ISANA). STORM GROUP is an internationally registered company; with offices in Australia and India; specializing in teaching GAC, GGPP and educational consulting to overseas students wishing to further their studies in overseas schools, technical colleges or universities. Website : http://www.scsedu.com/5) OPAL SOFT/Malaysia :-->OPAL SOFT, was created with an aim of providing quality services and developing applications and solutions in the area of information technology catering to various industries right from the education, manufacturing, distribution, government to all kinds of service industry. We specialize in educational products, SMS solutions made affordable solutions to suit the individual needs of the company rather than giving products which may or may not suit the company. We as Information Technology Communication Company main focus in customized Projects development, Products, Providing Application Solutions and man power consultancy. Website : http://www.opal-soft.com/6) CRC CARE Pty Ltd (Australia) :-->Ravi Naidu, Managing Director.CRC CARE is a research and development organisation providing cutting edge technologies and knowledge in assessing, preventing and remediating contamination of soil, water and air.CRC CARE was established under the Federal Government's CRC Program in 2005 to bring together Australia’s foremost expertise in science, industry and government in a partnership for the development, commercialisation and extension of advanced technologies and methods for:assessing contamination risks in land, groundwater and air;managing and/or remediating contamination;developing safe options for land use and the reuse of wastes on land;developing solutions that are acceptable to regulatory agencies and the public; andcapacity building.CRC CARE’s approach brings together 5 Australian Universities, and State and Commonwealth agencies and regulatory authorities, mining, petroleum and agricultural industries, venture capitalists, environment consultants and suppliers to work collaboratively on vital contamination issues and sites in Australia and the region.Website : http://crccare.com/

Rajendra B. Vattikuti, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer Raj Vattikuti, founded Covansys, which was originally called Complete Business Solutions, Inc., in 1985 with five employees. Mr. Vattikuti served as president and chief executive officer of the company until June of 2000, when he became co-chairman of Covansys. In September of 2004, Mr. Vattikuti resumed an active leadership position in the company when he was appointed president and chief executive officer. Prior to founding Covansys, Mr. Vattikuti was director of M.I.S. for Yurika Foods Corporation from 1983 to 1985. From 1977 to 1983, Mr. Vattikuti was an M.I.S. Project Leader for Chrysler Corporation.Headquartered in Michigan, Covansys Corporation (Nasdaq: CVNS) is a global consulting and technology services company specializing in industry-specific solutions, strategic outsourcing and integration services. Clients gain competitive advantage by leveraging our unique on-site, offsite, offshore delivery capability to achieve rapid deployment, world-class quality and reduced costs. A leader in the public sector market, Covansys is also known for application maintenance and development outsourcing in the healthcare, financial services, retail and distribution, manufacturing, telecommunications and high-tech industries. Founded in 1985, with 7,000 consultants and employees worldwide, Covansys was one of the first U.S.-based IT services companies to establish offshore facilities in India, and is a pioneer in seamlessly integrating offshore capabilities into its offerings.Website : http://www.covansys.com/

Industrialists From Karnataka:1) United Telecoms Industry :Cherukuri. Basavapurnaiah , Chairman of United Telecoms Ltd.Over the last two decades, UTL has grown from a single company to a group of nine companies with a annual turnover of USD 150 million and employing 2500 personnel. UTL has a presence all over India through its network of offices, service centers and channel partners. Each of the group company is a leading entity in its field of specialization contributing immensely to country's industrial progress and economic growth.The group companies are:NSP Electronics Ltd ( NSP )Priyaraj Electronics Ltd ( PEL )United MIcroelectronic Solutions Ltd ( UMSL )Promuk Hoffman International Ltd ( PHIL )UTL Utility Systems Ltd ( UUSL )Raja Magnetcs Ltd ( RML )UTL Technologies LtdUnited Telelinks ( BLR ) Pvt LtdUTL Metals LtdWebsite : http://www.utlindia.com/2) SPM India Limited :G.V.Damodara Naidu, Chairman & Managing Director.SPM INDIA LTD is a major setup of G.D. group of industries and was founded in the year 1989 to manufacture Special Purpose Machines / Test Rigs, Jigs & Fixtures and Hydraulic Clamping Devices. Started as partnership firm presently a deemed Public Limited Company. SPMIL is a Special Purpose Machinery manufacturer and manufactures ‘make to order’ products. The site shall reflect the unique expertise of SPMIL in developing such solutions.Website : http://www.spmil.com/3) Hind High Vacuum Co. Pvt. Ltd :S.V.Narasaiah Hind High Vacuum Co. Pvt. Ltd. started as an entrepreneurial venture to produce simple vacuum equipments. It has grown into a medium sized company focusing on innovations. The initial phase was a product development phase involving learning and credibility building. In the subsequent phase, there was deepening of technological capability and later the market expansion stage emerged. In the later phase the focus on building systems and taking up complex tasks. In the first phase the challenge was learning and credibility building. In the second phase, developing processes for quality manufacturing. In the current phase, the focus has been on developing complex and innovative systems. The main reasons for the success of HHV has been its entrepreneurial orientation, continuous seeking of challenging opportunities and close relationship with users.4) Greenesol Power Systems Pvt. Ltd.,Greenesol Power is headed by its Chairman and Managing Director Mr. JSR Prasad. Started in the year 2003 under long term business co-operation agreement with M/s. Hangzhou Steam Turbine Company, pioneers & leaders in the field of turbo-machinery, having their major manufacturing unit and head quarters in the 'People's Republic Of China. Greenesol Power Systems comprises of a team of over 60 power plant engineers and is a set-up dedicated to catering to the power generation needs of Indian Clients. Greenesol Power Systems core competence lies in Engineering, Procurement, Supply, Erection & Commissioning of steam turbine based power plants in the range of 3 MW to 80 MW. Website : http://www.greenesolpower.com/5) Lahari Audio :G.Manoharan Naidu, Managing Director - Lahair AudioG.Manoharan Naidu launched Lahari Recording company in 1980. The Company owns 6500 titles. Lahari has a network of offices and sales outlets all over the country. It is the well known recording company in South India.6) Movva Associates :-->Movva Venkata Ramana, Managing PartnerMovva Associates is a well known professional engineering organization operating since early 1999. Since then it has been engaged in technical design, manufacture and supply, maintenance, consultancy and management services. it has emerged a successful Ad agency and acquired the benefit of distilled experience in constructing more than 250 hitech fully lit (backlit) bus shelters. Movva Associates is also into other outdoor media’s in Karnataka like Unipoles, Hoardings, Medians and Gantries. Movva Associates are the first ISO Certified advertising agency in India.Website : http://movva-associates.com/7) Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab:Dr.Krishna Mikkilineni, Vice President and Managing Director of Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab (HTSL). At HTSL Research & Technology focuses on enhancing mission critical technologies in the areas of aerospace, industrial and building solutions and also collaborates with Honeywell product R&D groups and Honeywell Research Labs. It has now 1000+ people working in various domains. and it hasoffices at Bangalore, Madhurai, Chaina, Singapore.Website : http://qwww.honeywell.com/8) Dhanalakshmi Bank :

P.S. Prasad - Managing Director & CEO, DR P. Raja Mohan Rao is the single largest shareholder of Dhanalakshmi Bank. Dhanalakshmi Bank was incorporated on 14th November 1927 by a group of enterprising entrepreneurs at Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala with a Capital of Rs.11,000/- and had only 7 employees. It became a Scheduled Commercial Bank in the year 1977. It has today attained national stature with 180 branches and 26 Extension Counters spread over the States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi and West Bengal. The Bank serviced a business of Rs. 4223 crores as on 31.03.06 comprising deposits of Rs.2533 crores and advances of Rs.1690 crores.Website : http://www.dhanbank.com/9) Karuturi Networks :

K.S. Ramakrishna, Managing Director, Karuturi Networks Karuturi Networks Limited was founded six years ago as one of the first movers in the Internet Software space. From very humble beginnings, the company became the first listed ".com" in the country with an enterprise valuation of USD 45 million.KARNET is the Broadband ISP avatar of Karuturi Networks Limited. Planned and designed as the country's first one-stop Business Internet Infrastructure company. Karnet is also listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange with a market cap of Rs. 90 crores.KARNET is a pure play wholesale Bandwidth supplier with state-of-the-art infrastructure from Sun Microsystems and Nortel Networks of USA. Website : http://www.e-karnet.net/10) www.rosebazaar.com :

Karuturi Siva Ramakrishna, Managing DirectorIt is a portal for the $ 50 billion world trade. It is a global market place for Flowers. It is also an information and learning center on Flower trade. It has a retail shop for flowers and bouquets and plants and it is also an auction center for flowers from around the globe for now.It is FlowerBizNet with a big difference.Website : http://www.rosebazaar.com/11) Suma Springs :

Established in the year 1991 by Late Sri. T. Hari, SUMA SPRINGS PVT LTD., located in Bangalore, the silicon valley of India and has built a strong reputation as a reliable manufacturer of High Quality Precision Coil Springs. Presently headed by Mr. H. Satish Hari, follows the vision of success initiated by our founder Managing Director Sri. T. Hari, who had been in the field for over three decades. Initially promoted as a family concern in a small way and has gradually reached the present level by the sheer hard work of the Directors. SUMA SPRINGS is now one of the leading manufacturer of Springs. Suma Springs also extended our manufacturing facility at Pondicherry as well.Website : http://www.sumasprings.com/12) The Bobba Group :

Mr. V.S. Bobba – CMD - Bobba Group of CompaniesBobba Group of Companies under the Chairmanship of Mr. V.S. Bobba, a technocrat himself, has put in more than four decades of experience in the aviation field. The Group presently with 350 personnel manages different interests in the Aviation, Power and Philanthropy. The Bobba Group started as General Sales Agents for Lufthansa German Airlines-Cargo Division in the year 1993 at Chennai. As an extension of its services, the Group then launched Bobba Aviation Ground Handling Services for Lufthansa Cargo and the Ground and Air Technical Services Company which co-ordinates activities between carriers, shippers, exporters and importers. Hydro Power is the largest renewable resource being used for the generation of electricity. Under the Central policy of permitting private sector participation in the development of power , the Government of Karnataka has allotted the implementation of five projects “ Build, Own, and Operate “ basis, to the Bobba Group.Website : http://bobbagroup.com/13) Loyalty Solutions and Research Limited :

Vijay Bobba Founder, CEOMr. Bobba is the founding CEO of Loyalty Solutions & Research Ltd (LSRL). LSRL is the creator of i-mint - India's first nationwide coalition loyalty and consumers rewards program. Loyalty Solutions and Research Limited (LSRL)Incorporated on 28thFebruary 2006, Loyalty Solutions & Research Limited (LSRL) is a public limited company formed under the Companies Act, 1956. The company is a subsidiary of TechProcessSolutions Limited. Both companies are a network company of ICICI Venture Funds. LSRL’s core line of business is to conceptualize, design, develop, promote, and market consumer loyalty programs. The company’s management and advisory team brings decades of experience in enhancingconsumer experience through unique customer rewards and loyalty solutions. LSRL has offices in Mumbai and Bangalore.Loyalty Solutions Corporation, Inc. (LSC) was created to help identify the many industries where loyalty and rewards are as yet unbroached. Taking advantage of proven yet cutting edge technology, a global resource network, and over 30 years of customer loyalty experience, LSC is a new company poised to be a leader in loyalty and rewards for the 21st century. LSRL can deliver individual aspects of rewards program (technology, program development, operations infrastructure), or manage a complete solution as your partner.Website : http://www.corp-lsc.com/14) Manyata Tech Park :

Sapphire Infrastructure Development P.Ltd.,Reddy Veeranna, chairman & MD : Manayta Tech Park is approved by the Government of Karnataka as an infrastructure project and the Government order to this effect has been provided to enable smooth and uncomplicated transition for anyone wishing to become part of business operating in the Tech Park. Manyata Tech Park is designed to give access and high visibility with hassle – free, green and productive environment. The Tech Park is on the lines of international quality and deliver – meeting the specific requirements to suit clients functioning can be incorporated with at most ease.Website : http://www.manyatatechpark.com/15) Solectron Centum Electronics Limited :

Mallavarapu Appa Rao, Managing Director Solectron Centum Electronics Limited is a Indo-US joint venture company and listed on Mumbai and Bangalore stock exchanges. Solectron Centum Electronics is the part of Solectron, a leading Electronics Manufacturing service company, offering diverse EMS portfolio, which includes Design, Development, Manufacturing and post manufacturing services. Solectron has a world wide presence with several operations in The Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe. Solectron is the only company to have won the Malcolm Balridge National Quality Award twice. Solectron Centum Electronics Limited, is the leading Indian company offering state of art solutions for Frequency Control Products (FCP), Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS), Hybrid Micro Circuits (HMC)Website : http://www.solectroncentum.com/16) DM Cements P. Ltd., ( 3 Cement Factories): N.Jayaram, Managing Director :17) SCM Sugars Ltd., :

Mandava Prabhakara Rao, Chairman and Managing Director.SCM Sugars Ltd., has implemented its integrated Sugar- Cogen plant in the Koppa village of Mandya District in Karnataka in the year 2004 and set new standards in factory-farmer relationship. Presently operating at 3500 TCD capacity sugar refinery & 26MW co-generation plant using the latest technology of sugar manufacturing and energy management, SCM is rapidly expanding its operation by acquisitions and setting up green field integrated sugar complex in sync with bullish long term outlook of the industry and robust Indian economy.The company is in the process of setting up 90 KLPD ethanol plant in the present facility to capture the economics of the bio-fuel.Website : http://www.scmsugars.com/18) Deepak Cables: : Karuturi Surya Rao, Chairman Karuturi Venkateswara Rao, MD :

Some of Our Well known Industrialists from Tamilnadu :1) KG GroupFounder K.Govindaswamy Naidu was a leading industrialist and philanthropist from Coimbatore. Enriched by more than 70 years of experience in the textile industry, the US$ 150 million. KG Group is a trendsetting textile giant in South India. Started in 1932 as a cotton trading venture, the Group is now a totally integrated textile conglomerate involved in ginning, spinning, manufacturing denim, terry products, knitting, weaving and ready-made garments with own facility. The group company manufactures yarn and fabrics for the Domestic and International markets, maintaining high standards of quality. KG also diversified into fields of Engineering, Education, Electronics, Entertainment, and Medical (KG Hospital) Website : http://www.kggroup.com/2) Srivenkatesa Group: (Udamalapet/Coimbatore) :Chairman : V.Genguswamy Naidu and Managing Director: G.RavindranSri Venkatesa Group envisaged by the illustrious founder, philanthropist Sri. G.V.Govindasamy Naidu in 1933. The group from its humble background, then has evolved progressively into a 3.4 billion INR conglomerate, having interests in Paper, Textile, Finance, Power-generation, Farming and a host of educational & charitable institutions. Its core business, Paper manufacturing business, which primarily recycles wastepaper are AMARAVATHI SRI VENKATESA PAPER MILLS LIMITED, RAJALAKSHMI PAPERS MILLS LIMITED, VG PAPER & BOARDS LIMITED, VISHNUVARDHAN PAPERS MILLS PVT. LTD., The Textile Division has occupied a premiere position in the development of the group. The group owns 85,000 spindles and 330 loom and also manufacture fabrics are Sri Venkatesa Mills Ltd, V.G.Textiles, Venkatesa Fabrics Ltd, R.G.Fabrics Ltd.,Website : http://www.srivenkatesagroup.com/3) PRICOL: (Coimbatore) :-->PREMIER Instruments and Controls Ltd (Pricol), Coimbatore, Established in 1974. Market leader in automotive components, and a dominant player in the two-wheeler dash-board instruments and oil pumpsmarket, is expanding its product profile to become an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for four-wheelers too. Pricol is an automotive component manufacturer with a good hold in the areas of automotive instruments and accessories, oil pumps, electronic pressure gauges and small precise machine tools. It is one of the many ventures of the Premier Group. It has 4300 committed employees, and the sales turnover is around Rs.4600 millions.Website : http://www.pricol.com/4) Lakshmi Machine Works Limited (LMW): (Coimbatore) :-->Lakshmi Machine Works Limited(LMW) was founded in the year 1962 by Dr.Devarajulu is today a global player and one among the three manufacturers of the entire range of Textile Machinery.The Group's principal activities are carried out through two divisions: Textile Machinery and Other. Textile Machinery division manufactures and sells spinning preparatory machines, yarn making machines, weaving preparatory machines, accessories and parts. Other division consists of metal cutting including grinding machines, castings, investing and financing activities.Website : http://www.lakshmimach.com/5) Lakshmi Mills: (Coimbatore):-->Lakshmi Mills was established in the year 1910 by the visionary and pioneer late G. Kuppuswamy Naidu. G.K.. Sundaram is present Chairman and Managing Director. The history of Lakshmi Mills is in many ways the history of the Textile Industry in Coimbatore. The Company has 3 Units in Coimbatore, Palladam and Kovilpatti. The Annual Turnover of the Company is around Rs. 150 crores.Website : http://www.lakshmimills.com/6) Premier Mills: (Coimbatore)-->Premier Mills was established in 1949. Jagadish Chandran, Managing Director. Today, it has grown into a multi-unit group, rolling out a product range that covers everything from yarn to fabrics-woven & knits and even electronics. Premier is a 120 million dollar company. Exports crossed US$ 80 million. Exportong to countries USA., UK., Japan, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Greece, Finland, Sweden, South Africa, Israel, Mauritius, Hong kong, China, Malaysia, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Srilanka & Syria. Website : http://www.premiermills.com/7) Rajshree Sugars: (Coimbatore) :-->Rajshree Pathy, Chairman and Managing Director . The company has interests across integrated fields such as Sugar, Distillery, Power and Biotechnology. Tha company has two modern integrated sugar complexes located at Varadaraj Nagar, Theni District and Mundiampakkam, Villupuram District of Tamil Nadu. The Sales turn over is around Rs. 200 crores.Website : http://www.rajshreesugars.com/8) Suguna Group: (Coimbatore) :-->The parent company, Suguna Industries was established in the year 1958 under the stewardship of Sri.G.Ramaswamy the Founder and Chairman of the Suguna Group of Industries. With his experience and leadership, the company has grown leaps and bounds and has created a name for itself as a leader in the electric Motor and Pump Industry in India with a group Turnover of about Rs.100 Crores.Website : http://www.sugunagroup.com9) UMS Group :G.D.Naidu, Founder UMS GroupLeading Companies under UMS Group :U M S Radio Factory Ltd. :Started over 50 years ago, First to bring in Television, Calculators and certain electronic goods into South India. Manufactures Boosters, Antennae, Aerial Amplifiers, CB Radios, Electronic Stabilisers, Servo Controlled Stabilisers, AMF Panels, Auto Phase Selectors, Power interface Units, sophisticated electronic and electric equipments.UMS –Charmilles EDM Centre:In technical collaboration with Charmilles Technologies, Switzerland, the uncontested world leader in the field of EDM since 1952. Full fledged CAD/CAM centre with state of the art PCs connected in network and CAD/CAM software – Autocad 2000, Autodesk, Mechanical Desktop, Autodesk Inventor and Cimatron etc.,Class room training with modern and sophisticated teaching and training aids. G-Plast Pvt Ltd. Engaged in manufacture of engineering plastic components. Houses a huge armada of more than 30 injection moulding machines. One of the most advanced and leading plastic processing companies in India. Highly respected clientele.Gedee Tools Pvt Ltd. : One of the leading commercial tool rooms in South India. Engaged in manufacture of sophisticated precision tools for both injection moulding plastic components and press tools for metal components. Caters to in-house-group requirements as also to a vast outside clientele. UMS Services Ltd. : It was started in the year 1982 for marketing and selling UMS Products and the company has excellent distribution network with 8 branch offices and over 500 dealers in major cities and towns spread over India. At present the company is marketing the following products. Antennae, Boosters, Dish Antennae, Satellite Receiving Systems, Electronic Stabilizers, UPS, Domestic Inverters, Servo Stabilizers, Automatic Mains Failure Panels, Automatic Phase Selectors, Cell Phone Antennae.Gedee Weiler Pvt Ltd. : Joint venture with world leader WEILER Group of Germany. Manufactures and markets a wide range of precision lathes, CNC machines Products hot favorites in India and virtually in every part of the world. D’ Engineering Pvt Ltd. Manufactures engineering products to cater to the needs of industries . Products include fuel injection parts, tractor parts, hydraulic valves and air compressor parts etc., CONTI Travels : The transport companies started by G.D. Naidu is the stepping stone for UMS Group Companies. UMS was the first private operator to operate inter-city bus services , private Mofussil Bus services.G.D. Naidu Charities : Gedee Technical Training Institute :In rapidly growing Tolling Industry, finding well-trained and experienced Tool & Die makers and Tool Room Machinists is a serious challenge. In view of this G.D. Naidu Charities have established a well equipped sophisticated training center for Tool & Die Engineering named as Gedee Technical Training Institute at Coimbatore.Rathna Resorts Ltd. : Rathna Inn, Coimbatore a member of UMS, is an upcoming business class hotel with star facilities operating from Avinashi Road, the hub of the city. Rathna Inn at present has 27 exclusive studio type apartments providing exquisite facilities and services of deluxe standards. Watertec Systems (I) Pvt Ltd :Watertec Systems (I) Pvt Ltd , established in the year 1997, , is a technology driven joint venture company with A joint venture with Watertec - Malaysia – a pioneer in the sanitary ware industry providing quality sanitary solutions to consumers in most of the South Asian Countries.10) PSG Group :The P.S.G. Trust in 1926, the foundation stone was laid for the P.S.G Industrial Institute. In 1940, P.S.G manufactured the first baling press for the textile industry; in 1947, it set up the first private arts college with the efforts of P.S.G. Ganga Naidu, and in 1951, established the College of Technology. The Institute of Medical Science and Research came up in 1985. What is most noticeable is that the institutions always worked in relation to reality, producing and providing products and services needed for the industry. Website : http://www.psgtech.edu/11) L.G.Balakrishnan& Bros Ltd., :-->Mr. B. Vijayakumar - Managing DirectorLGB, one of the leading industries in South India was established way back in 1937. Started with a fleet of 250 buses, LGB grew into India's leading Roller chain manufacturer. Since then they have come a long way, keeping in pace with the technological advancements and meeting their customer needs with newer & innovative solutions. Today, LGB stands proud as the premier manufacturer of both automotive and industrial chains under the popular brand name ‘ROLON’, with the sales turnover Rs.500 crores.Website : http://www.lgb.co.in/12) ELGI Group :L. G. Varadarajulu, Chairman :Elgi was established in 1960 as a service station equipment and reciprocating compressor manufacturing company. Over the years ELGI has become a multi-product, multi-market company manufacturing technically superior products. The ELGI product lines today, broadly comprise , Rotary Compressors, Reciprocating Compressors Centrifugal Compressors, Automotive Equipment and Diesel Engines.L.G Group Companies :Elgi Equipments Ltd - Compressors/ Automative Service EquipmentElgi Tread India Ltd - Tread RubberELGI Ultra Industries Ltd.,The Combined annual business of the group is in excess of Rs.4 billion and employs close to 2400 people. Website : http://www.elgi.com/13) Suguna Poultry :-->B.Soundararajan, Managing Director:Started in 1984 as a small traditional enterprise, Suguna has grown into a highly professional Rs.813 crore turnover corporate enterprise and offers products and services that encompass the whole gamut of the Poultry Industry. Suguna Poultry Group consists of Contract Farms, Broiler Operation Centers, Poultry Feed Plants, Hatcheries, State-of-the-art Chicken Processing Export Oriented Units, Regional Establishments and Management Information Systems.Website : http://www.sugunapoultry.com/14) Sri Jayavilas Group :-->V.Ravi Kumar, Executive Director.Sri Jayavilas Group engaged in Textile, Automobile, Non-conventional energy Sources (Wind Mills) and Financial activities. Jayavilas group in Aruppukottai, which is among India's largest manufacturers and exporters of yarn. Frost & Sullivan awards were presented to companies that demonstrate excellence, diligence, commitment and innovative business strategies required to advance globally. Sri Jayavilas Group is active in Textiles, and Transport sectors. Exports are being made to Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Isreal, Far-east countries Bangladesh, Morocco. Group turn over cross 1000 Crores this year.Website : http://www.srijayajothi.com/15) Crystal Clothing Company :-->V.Ravi Kumar, Executive Director :The Crystal Clothing Company is one of India's largest manufacturer and exporter of infant's, children's and adult knitwear. The Company was founded in the year 1971 with its roots in the undergarment and hosiery industry. The Crystal Group of Companies, which includes Crystal Knitters, Crystal Fabric Exports, Crystal Tex knit, and Sadhanna Spinners are based in Tirupur in southern India. Crystal group is a renowned manufacturer and exporter of quality knitwear in South India. The group manufactures basic innerwear of all age group both for men and women, and high fashioned casual wear for all ages right from just born babies. Annual turnover is approximately US$20 million.Website : http://www.crystalknitters.com/16) Super Spinning Mills Ltd., :-->Super Spinning Mills Limited was established in 1962 with an initial capacity of 12,000 spindles. Over its four decades of chequered growth it has expanded to 1,30,000 spindles spread over 3 operational units. The company commenced operations with the manufacture of grey, gassed, mercerised and dyed cotton yarn. Today, the company has carved a niche for itself on the textile map of the country.Website : http://www.superspinning.com/17) Precot Group :-->D.Sarath Chandran, Chairman & MD:Established in 1962,The Precot Group has symbolized Quality and Trust in the textile industry. With four decades of spinning experience and a diverse range of products that include cotton yarns, sewing threads, fabrics and garments; Precot is one of the few totally integrated textile players with a total turnover of 70 million US Dollars. The Group has state of the art infrastructure facilities and skilled personnel to rise up to customer expectations. The group has been accorded the status of ‘Export House’ by The Cotton Textile Export Promotion Council of India (TEXPROCIL). The countries we export our products to include Belgium, China, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Portugal, South Korea, Turkey and U.K. among others.Website : http://www.precotmills.com/18) ELTEX Group :-->The ELTEX GROUP, based at Coimbatore - India, has diverse business interests in Wheat Flour Milling, Cotton Yarn, Ferrous Castings, Sheet Metal Fabrication, Machine Building and Trading. The Group's Annual Sales is currently around US $ 20 million and provides direct employment to over 1000 people. Group Companies :Eltex Super Castings LtdMcKinnon India Private LtdProkop Eltex (India) Pvt. LtdCape Sorting TechnologiesKLRF Textiles KLRF Flour Mills LtdCape Flour Mills Private Ltd Website : http://www.eltexgroup.com/19) Pioneer Hatcheries Pvt. Ltd. :-->Established in the year 1970, Pioneer Group’s commitment to the business of poultry is the sole reason for it being the most widely recognized brand name when it comes to chicken, in the market place. The Pioneer Hatcheries Pvt. Ltd., in Tamil Nadu has occupied an important position in the industry of poultry, famous for its layers and broiler breeders. Over 1000 people and over 2000 farmers associated with the company through a contract farming arrangement. Website : http://www.pioneerpoultrygroup.com/20) CRI Pumps :-->K Gopal, the founder, established CRI Pumps at Coimbatore in 1961. CRI Pumps stands for Commitment, Reliability and Innovation. It had a modest beginning with the manufacturing of foot valves and check valves. After four eventful decades, it is a reputed organisation which produces more than 830 varieties of perfectly engineered pumps and motors and sells its products in numerous countries spread across six continents. Though it entered the export arena a few years ago, today the company exports to more than 60 countries. CRI Pumps manufactures a range of quality pumps and motors, with a manufacturing capacity of more than 750,000 pumps per annum. CRI Pumps (Pvt) Ltd, has been awarded the `Regional Trophy for Highest Export in the Group 2003-2004' by the Engineering Export Promotion Council, Southern Region.21) Srinivasa Shipping & Property Development Limited :-->Prakash Challa, Managing DirectorSrinivasa Shipping & Property Development Limited have been builders and developers of commercial and residential buildings, since 1990. Their first major project was Park centre in T.Nagar, Chennai. During the execution of the project we put into place several of the quality standards and construction management systems which continue to be the cornerstones of our projects. Today, two of their buildings, Challa Mall and Capital Towers are landmarks in Chennai, appreciated by discerning clients.Website : http://sspdl.com/22) Dhandayuthapani Foundry, DPF pumps :-->N. Durai Swamy Naidu, Founder- DPFDhandayuthapani Foundry, called as DPF was started in 1924. Coimbtore's First Pump was Produced at DPF in the year 1928. DPF manufacture and export a wide range of pumps including monoblocs and submersible pumps to suit agriculture, domestic and industrial use.23) VGN Group (Property Developers) :-->Mr. Guruswamy Naidu founded VGN Group in the year 1942 as a Brick manufacturing unit in Chennai. Since then, the group has grown and diversified in to various businesses such as Real Estate, Construction and Petrol Pump. The Managing Director of the company Mr. V.N. Devadoss is the grandson of the founder. For generations V.G.N symbolizes supreme quality and maximum value for money, as a result it has thousands of satisfied clients all over country.VGN Group of companies include:Guruswamy Naidu Chamber WorksKimberley Petrol BunkVGN HomesVGN EnterprisesWebsite : http://www.vgngroup.org/24) Elgi Electric :-->Chairman, Mr.L.G.Ramamurthi and the Managing Director, Mr.Sumanth RamamurthiElgi Electric with over four decades of experience has been engineering solutions for the Rotating Machinery and Textile industry. The ability to comprehend customer needs and to evolve customized solutions is what makes it stand apart. The company has always been in the forefront of technological advancements has designed and developed products to suit the futuristic requirements of the industry.The company's textile products are a testimony to its technological superiority. Small wonders then, over 25 million spindles spread across the globe, are spinning high quality yarn with Elgi Electric make products. The company offers customized solutions to every application. Be it spinning or weaving, it's range has just the right product for every application.Website : http://www.elgielectric.com/25) Beardsell Ltd., :-->Panda Punnaiah, Chairman :The birth of the company W.A.Beardsell dates back to 1914. The company's successive growth was spearheaded by its strength and the will to excel in the ever competitive industry. Traditionally a trading company, in 1937, it transformed its attention towards textiles and promoted a textile manufacturing unit. W.A.Beardsell then amalgamated with Mettur Industries Ltd. in 1967 and became Mettur Beardsell Limited. The company then spread its wings to venture into exports, textiles, insulation & contracting, packaging, technical consultancy services and agency lines. In 1983 the company transformed into Beardsell Ltd. and in 1985 the controlling interest in the company was acquired from Tootals U.K. by Nava Bharat Ferro Alloys Ltd., Website : http://www.beardsell.co.in/26) Cethar Vessels (P) Ltd (Trichy) :-->K.Subbaraj, Chairman :His flagship company Cethar Vessels Private Limited, is now a leader in the manufacture of Boilers, the much-needed component for the power and energy sector. Starting with modest business, the satisfied Customer list of Cethar Vessels now covers the entire length and breadth of the country and even abroad. True to the acronym, Cethar has set their foot successfully into the Textiles, Energy (engineering) consultancy, Information Technology segments as well and new ventures in the other sectors are on the drawing board. The group turnover is around Rs.600 Crores today and a target of Rs.1300 Crores for the next financial year, is indeed achievable, as it seems now. However, the entrepreneur has a much wider vision, to do business of over Rs.4, 500 crores (USD 1 Billion) by the year 2011. Cethar Vessels Private Limited has their head office at Trichy, with regional offices in all the Metros and at other important cities/towns. Other group companies of Cethar Vessels are, Pipelines and Process Equipments (P) Ltd., who work on the piping requirements for a boiler, Cethar Industries, a vertically integrated Knitted garment manufacturer, Cethar Consulting Engineers for Engineering Projects and Cethar Consultancy Services as an I.T Solutions provider.Website : http://www.cethar.com , http://www.cetharsoft.com27) Technosoft Coporation (USA-India) :-->Mr. Radhakrishnan Gurusamy Chairman & CEO ( Native near Kovilpatti, Tuticorin District, TamilNadu. Now settled in US). Technosoft Corporation began business in 1996 as an Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) services provider. Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, Technosoft also has offices in Princeton, New Jersey and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Outsourcing operations are located at our 15,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility in Chennai, India. Currently, Technosoft has over 400 employees in the U.S., including corporate headquarters and at client sites in more than 20 States. In addition, approximately 300 Technosoft staff members are employed in India. In 2005, Technosoft was recognized as one of the “Future 50 of Greater Detroit” by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, based on our impact on the economy of Southeast Michigan through growth in employment and revenues. Website : http://www.technosoftcorp.com28) Soundaraja Mills Group (Dindigul) :-->G T Naraswamy Naidu, Founder :In 1937, Late Sri.G.T.Narayanaswamy Naidu laid the foundation to produce Quality Yarn. Today the Company is a market leader and active exporter worldwide in Synthetic and cotton yarn. The group success over the years further strengthens their slogan - "Soundararaja In pursuit of Excellence". Soundararaja have established a name for theirselves both in the Domestic market and the International markets. Further the Government of India have recognised us as a "ONE STAR EXPORT HOUSE". Soundararaja Group comprises of five independent production centres with a aggregate capacity of 1,53,000 Ring spindles, 57,000 Ring doubling spindles and 14,000 spindles of TFO. Our group sales is in excess of INR 3 Billion.Website : http://www.soundararaja.com29) Shri Renuga Textiles Group (Theni) :-->Mr. Kaliraj, Chairman :Shri Renuga Textiles Ltd., with an Two Star Export House status and its towels division Shri Renuga Soft-X Towels, are ISO 9001 certified enterprises. Renuga is leader in the manufacture of a wide range of Textile Products, located in the cotton town, Theni, Tamilnadu in the southern part of India.Shri Renuga., with over five decades in the Industry runs a self reliant and composite operation. Its operation spans Spinning, Weaving, Knitting, Yarn Dyeing, Wider Width Processing and Sewing. Its products range from 100% Cotton & Blended-Yarn, Bleached & Dyed-Yarn, Bleached & Dyed Terry Towels, Made-ups, Bathrobes, Bed & Table Linen, Non-Sterilized Operation Room Towels, Lap Sponges, to Blankets. Shri Renuga., has an annual turnover of 1500 million rupees and a 3500 strong work force of skilled and dedicated employees maintaining uncompromising quality & efficiency while meeting ISO 9001 standards.Website : http://www.renuga.in30) Sree Anandhakumar Mills Limited: (Coimbatore) :-->R.Rathindran, Chairman & Managing Director :The tradition of Sree Anandhakumar Mills Limited dates back to 1956, when the company commenced its production in Coimbatore, India. Ever since the company has set a bench mark in spinning fine and superfine cotton yarn, in the highly demanding field. SAML as popularly known, the company has proved itself in the test of time, over these five decades the company has grown multifold. From a humble start of 5000 spindle, it now has an installed capacity of 35000 spindles.Website : http://www.saml.co.in/31) Sri Ramakrishna Mills (Coimbatore): :-->R.Doraiswamy, Chairman, D Lakshminarayanaswamy Managing Director :Sri Ramakrishna Mills (Coimbatore) (SRML) was incorporated in 1946 as a public limited company. The company is mainly into the manufacturing of cotton yarn and synthetic staple fibre. SRML started commercial operation in 1951 at the Ganapathy unit in Tamil Nadu. In 1984, SRML started a second unit at Nagari, Andhra Pradesh and later a third unit at Sathyamangalam, Tamil Nadu. SRML is a member of the South India Textile Research Association.32) Nayagi Fireworks Industries: (Sivakasi) :-->V.Kesavan, MD :Nayagi Fireworks is India's premier consumer fireworks. Founded over 15 years ago. As a pioneer in the sales of consumer fireworks, Nayagi has built a reputation for quality, value and selection that has set the standard in the consumer fireworks industry. products are known and appreciated by fireworks enthusiasts from coast to coast. Nayagi bag, box and tray fireworks assortments are filled with top performing items in each fireworks category.Website : http://www.nayagifireworks.com/33) Sharada Terry Products Ltd., (Coimbatore) :-->Kannappan, Managing Director :Sharadha Terry Products Ltd. is the flagship Company of the KG Group. Sharadha Terry Products Ltd. is a terry towel plant with world-class technology. High standards and professional management are the bedrock of the company's corporate philosophy. Sharadha started manufacturing with international technical collaboration and has maintained a highly quality conscious clientele in the International Market.Websites : http://sharadha.kgworldwide.com/http://www.microcotton.com/34) Aargee Equipment Pvt. Ltd., (Hosur) :-->G.Srinivasan, Managing Director :Aargee is a brand that is the envy of the competition with world-class facilities spread over 75,000 sq ft. in the South India's Biggest Industrial Area. It is a one of a kind setup where all the processes are in-house such as Conceptualizing, R & D, Software Development, Machine Shop, Body Shop, Electronic Component Assembly, Paint Shop, Testing & Packaging. All this has helped Aargee to transform itself to a company manufacturing a wide range of Commercial and Domestic UPS Systems along with other Power Electronic Equipments.Website : http://www.aargee.net/35) Impiger Technologies (Chennai) :-->K.V.Rajendran Naidu, MD :Impiger Technologies is a technology solutions development Company aimed at providing high quality cost-effective software solutions development services. Combining extensive capabilities in technology with deep domain expertise, Impiger deliver seamless solutions in an environment where business and technology strategies converge. Impiger in latin means "diligent". It represents the attitude the company show towards getting things done.Website : http://www.impigertech.com/36) L.S. Mills Ltd., (Theni) :-->S. Manivannan, Managing Director :L S Mills Ltdlocated at Muthuthevanapatti in Teni. L. S.Mills export cotton yarn to countries including Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Dubai, Bahrain, Italy, Spain and Turkey. L.S.Mills is ISO 9001 : 2000 certified by BVQ1; The company have an ultra modern 1.35 lakh spindles unit.37) Sri Lakshmi Saraswathi Mills (Arni) Limited :-->R.Srihari, Managing Director :For 37 years, SLST has been the preferred stop for all sourcing needs of yarn buyers from all over the world. We provide top-quality cotton and polycotton yarns at highly competitive prices and meet delivery schedules. At SLST, we make every effort to meet the rigorous standards of global trade by investing in the latest technology. Ensuring quality goods, service and satisfaction for our clients. SLST consistently ships top-of-the-line yarn by sourcing the best natural cotton fibre from West Africa, Egypt, Turkey and Australia. Its cotton combed and synthetic blended yarns have won accolades from all over the world. Website : http://www.slstindia.com/38) Veejay Lakshmi Engineering Works Limited :-->V J Jayaraman, Chairman and Managing Director :Veejay Lakshmi Engineering Works Limited was established in 1976, in Coimbatore, India. With an annual turnover of US$25 million. Veejay Lakshmi is the largest manufacturer of Two-for-one Twister (TFO) in India with more than 4500 installations worldwide. Veejay Lakshmi is also the only manufacturer of Automatic Cone Winders (ACW) in India.Veejay Lakshmi Textiles :Apart from the Engineering Division, Veejay Lakshmi is also actively engaged in export of 100% cotton yarn through Veejay Lakshmi Textiles, to Egypt, Mauritius, Belgium, Italy and Far East countries like Indonesia, Hongkong, Singapore, Korea, etc.Veejay Lakshmi Die Casting Division :Veejay Lakshmi's High Pressure Die Casting division is equipped with ultra-modern machines from 40 Tons to 400 Tons capacity. Website : http://www.veejaylakshmi.com/39) Lakshmi Electrical Control Systems Limited :-->Jayavardhanavelu :Lakshmi Electrical Control Systems Limited (LECS) was established in 1981, with an objective to build custom-engineered control panels, for the Textile Machinery and Machine Tools manufactured by our Flagship Company .LECS resolved to foray into the manufacture of LV Switchgear, which were needed in large numbers in the building of control panels. We were fortunate to have been able to access the know-how from the renowned Sprecher+Schuh, Switzerland; which is now a part of Rockwell Automation, USA. Our entire production is branded as “Sprecher+Schuh” to international standards and marketed by Rockwell Automation. Website : http://www.lecsindia.com/40) RAKINDO Developers :-->Mr. Prasad Koneru, Managing Director :RAKINDO Developers Pvt Ltd, is a Joint Venture between RAKEEN (Pvt) Ltd, UAE, a Joint Stock Global Business Company, promoted by the Govt. of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. and the Trimex Group.RAKEEN is a US $ one billion Dollar, property development and master planning company, based in Ras-Al-Khaimah, UAE, that designs and develops world class resorts and residential properties in the Middle East, China, India and Europe.Trimex group is a trans-national, US $500 million mineral conglomerate headquartered in Dubai, that mines, sources, processes and delivers industrial raw minerals to the world's leading Oil-Well Drilling, Ceramic, Glass, Construction and Fertilizer Industries. Website : http://www.rakindo.com/41) Archean Group :-->P.B.Anandam, Chairman :Archean Group is a large conglomerate of businesses spanning various interests as Ores and Minerals, Coal, Common Salt, Industrial Chemicals, Shipping and Ship Building and Alternate Energy Resources.The Group is managed by well qualified and experienced professionals drawn from the best in the industry who strive for excellence in their everyday activities. Group CompaniesArchean GranitesJakhau SaltGoodearth MaritimeCore Minerals Website : http://www.archeangroup.com/Other Famous Industrialists :Sri Ramji Fire works (Sivakasi) : Subburaj, Managing DirectorVijay Fire works (Sivakasi) : Varajaraj & Venkatesh ,

Some of our well known Industrialists :1) K.C.P Group1. Velagapudi Ramakrishna is a prominent Indian Civil Service (ICS) Industrialist and Philanthropist. He started the KCP group of companies in 1941 with a co-operative Sugar Factory in Andhra Pradesh. KCP is a diversified 50 million US$ business group with interests in Heavy Engineering, Sugar, Cement, Hydel Power, Information Technology and Biotechnology.2. Dr.V.L.Dutt: Chairman and Managing Director.Website : http://www.kcp.co.in/2) Andhra Sugars and Chemicals :-->Mullapudi Harischandra Prasad is the founder, Chairman and Managing Director of this company. It was started in 11-August 1947 in Tanuku, West Godavari District. It has 12000 employees strength and crushing capacity of 10000 tonnes/day. It also produces Hydrochloric Acid, Meters, Ampere Hour, Organic Chemical Materials, Organic Salt, Pharmaceuticals, Sodium Hydroxide, Sulphuric Acid, Titanium Dioxide, Caustic Soda & Chlorine. It has the sales turnover of 450 crores.3) Matrix Labs: (Pharma) :Nimmagadda Prasad (1961) is the Chairman and CEO of Matrix Labs a $350 million Pharma company.With about 2000 employees, including over 200 R&D scientists, Matrix conducts research & development, and manufacture products at the company's cGMP facilities located near Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam, India. The company took to "Top 100-The New Leaders" brought out by Business World magazine in Dec 2004.Website : http://www.matrixlabsindia.com4) B. Seenaiah & Company (Projects) Ltd (BSCPL) :Bollineni Seenaiah, Managing Director, BSCPL,Promoted by Mr. B. Krishnaiah, M.Tech & Mr. B. Seenaiah as a partnership firm in 1982 and converted into a closely held public limited company in 1998 BSCPL is specialising in major highway and irrigation projects in India. BSCPL is a major contractor for National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) over the last few years. The company has specialised in construction of major highway projects in India and overseas. BSCPL, which recently diversified to hydro power and real estate, employs 3,500 people including 350 engineers and 550 technicians and its annual turnover for FY05 was pegged at Rs 445 crore. Website : http://www.bscpl.net5) Madhucon :Nama Nageswara Rao is the Chairman cum Managing Director of $250 million Madhucon Group of Companies. (Madhucon Projects Ltd., and Madhucon Engeneering Ltd., MADHUCON PROJECTS LIMITED, a flagship Company, of the Group, was incorporated on 15th March 1990. The Company is engaged in: Construction Of National Highways, State Highways,Flyovers and Bridges. Execution Of Infrastructure projects on Turnkey basis. Construction Of Irrigation Projects like Dams, Canals, Aqueducts and Power Houses. Construction Of Material Handling Plants, Coal Benefication Plants, Work Shops. Construction Of Railway Projects. Construction Of Hydel and Thermal Power Projects. Production of Stone Aggregates.Website: http://www.madhucon.com/6) Vijai Electricals :-->Dasari Jai Ramesh is the Chairman of the Vijai Electricals Established in 1973. Vijai Electricals is one of the largest and leading Manufacturer and Exporters of Electrical Power and Distribution Transformers up to 10000 kVA, 66 kV Class in India. Viaji Electricals Ltd expects its turnover to be a whopping 1000 crores in the current Financial year of 2005-06. Website: http://www.vijaielectricals.com/7) Amararaja Group:(Tirupathi) :RAMACHANDRA N GALLA: Executive Chairman, Ramachandra Galla worked in various capacities such as Sr. Electrical Engineer, Electrical Project Engineer, and Sr. Electrical Project Engineer for Sargent & Lundy, Chicago, USA. He was involved in various nuclear power plant projects. The group companies are :Amaraja Batteries Ltd,Amara Raja Electronics Ltd,Amara Raja Power Systems (P) Ltd.,Mangal Precision Products Pvt. Ltd.,Amara Raja's Powerstack.The high performance battery they produce are used for Telecommunications, Power Utilities, Railways, Defence and other heavy Industries, and Amaron Hi-life batteries the largest manufacturers of Stand-by VRLA Industrial Batteries in the Indian Ocean Rim and Johnson Controls Inc, USA; the world's largest manufacturer of automotive batteries and the world leaders in Automotive Systems and controls. Amararaja is a US $50 million company, the Group of Companies has provided the direct employment for over 3000 people. Website : http://www.amararaja.co.in/8) Ramoji Group :Ramoji Group, has distinguished engagement in diverse sectors. The group is headed by Ramoji Rao. Ramoji Film City which is recognized by the Guinness book of world records as the largest film studio complex in the world is also part of this group.1) Eenadu: Eenadu Newspaper, One of India’s largest circulated regional language dailies with a readership of over 90,00,000. The newspaper, which has evolved as the strongest voice of the people of Andhra Pradesh, was envisioned as an endeavour to provide readers with information that really matters. News before Sunrise is the rationale that powers the Eenadu initiative. Today, the paper is simultaneously published from 24 centres.2) ETV Network:ETV, A 12-channel source of rich infotainment, speaking to audiences in the language of their choice: Telugu, Bangla, Marathi, Kannada, Oriya, Gujarati, Urdu; and Hindi to viewers in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. In fact, in a path-breaking initiative, ETV has created a dedicated infotainment channel for each of the four Hindi-speaking states. Every ETV Network channel focuses exclusively on its audience’s unique cultural identity, its aspirations and its distinct socio-political character.3) Ushakiron Television:Ushakiron TV Carries out TV content development for the entire ETV Network and produces wholesome programming for the whole family. Employing over 1000 highly talented and accomplished professionals, Ushakiron Television has its dedicated divisions all over India. 4) Ushakiron Movies:Usha Kiran Movies, Feted for producing meaningful and absorbing films that appeal to audiences across the social spectrum. The 20-year-old company has produced nearly 80 films in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi and Bangla. Offerings from Ushakiron Movies are known to be wholesome family entertainers.5) Margadarsi Chit Fund:Margadarsi, The 38-year-old flagship of the group is one of the most trusted chit fund (financial instrument) companies, with a subscriber base of 3,60,000 members, and Rs.1300 crores business turn over.6) Priya Foods:Priya foods, A respected brand leader involved in manufacturing and marketing such products as pickles, condiments, confectionery and edible oils. Priya’s success in international markets is based on its strict adherence to HACCP protocols. Modern, state-of-the-art food processing equipment is used by Priya to recapture the richness of India’s grandest culinary traditions.7) Dolphin Chain of Hotels:Dolphin brand, Reputed name in the hospitality industry for over 25 years. The company operates a range of hotels at Ramoji Film City – from super luxury Hotel Sitara to high-quality budget property Tara. The company set up Dolphin, Visakhapatnam’s first ever three-star establishment, in the 80s.8) Kalanjali: Kalanjali, A vast and glittering multi-level complex that offers the finest arts, crafts and textiles from all parts of India under one roof. In fact, Kalanjali’s selection encompasses exquisite works that represent the best of the country’s astoundingly diverse arts & crafts traditions – from handlooms to woodcarvings and from premium linen to furniture.9) Mayuri Film Distributors:Mayauri, A highly regarded company that provides integrated movie distribution solutions. Mayuri, which has been distributing quality films for over two decades, is a professionally managed operation with impeccable ethical credentials. 10) Images & Suman Enterprizes: Out Door Publicity, Hordings..Websites : 1. http://www.ramojifilmcity.com:8080/2. http://www.eenadu.net/3. http://www.margadarsi.com/4. http://kalanjali.com/5. http://www.eenadu.net/honeymoon/index.htm9) Prasad Group :A.Jagadish Prasad, Chairman and Managing Director: Prasad Group, with a history spanning 5 decades, is a major presence in the world of films in this part of the world. The activities of Prasad Group companies encompasses all areas related to films including Labs, Pre and post production, visual effects, digital video, multimedia, production and more. Over the years Prasad group has become synonymous with commitment to quality, trust and dependability in the film world.Websites of Prasad Group Companies:www.prasadgroup.orgwww.prasadlab.comwww.prasadvideo.comwww.efxmagic.comwww.dce-dubai.comwww.digroupusa.com www.dce-sg.comwww.prasadacademy.comwww.prasadacademy.com10) Soma Enterprise :Rajendra Prasad Maganti is the Chairman and Managing Director. The company execute major works such as Masonry/Concrete/Earth/Rockfill Dams, Barrages, Aqueducts and Tunnels, Lift Irrigation Schemes on turnkey basis, Highways and Bridges. The Company received the coveted ISO 9001 and Q9001 – 2000 certification for Design, Planning, Construction and Project Management of Infrastructure Projects and Turnkey Projects. ICRA. The turnover of the Company during the year 2004-2005 was Rs. 3355 Million and currently on hand projects worth around US$800 million.Website : http://www.somaenterprise.com/11) Divi Labs :President and CEO: Murali Krishna Divi Established in the year 1990, with Research & Development as its prime fundamental, Divis Laboratories focussed on developing new processes for the production of Active Pharma Ingredients (APIs) & Intermediates. The company in a matter of short time expanded its breadth of operations to provide complete turnkey solutions to the domestic Indian pharmaceutical industry. Estimated Sales for the year 2006 Rs.400 crores and Net Profit Rs.65 crores. Website : http://www.divislaboratories.com/12) Continental Coffee Limited (CCL) :Challa Rajendra Prasad (Chairman&Managing Director) CCL is into the business of processing coffee and it exports most of its produce. The Plant is designed to meet the global demand for top quality Spray-dried/Aglomerated Instant Coffee,Freeze dried Coffee and high quality Freeze Concentrated Liquid Coffee. The major markets are North America, Europe, Far East, Australia, Russia and other CIS Countries. The company doesn`t have plantations of its own. It does value addition in raw coffee and sells it in international market. CCL Products (India) Ltd, formerly Continental Coffee Ltd, For the nine-month period ended December 31, 2005, the sales turnover stood at Rs 97.60 crore. The net profit was put at Rs 25.76 crore. Website : http://cclproductsindia.com/13) Karvy Consultants :-->M.Yugandhar(Managing Director) started KARVY in 1981. KARVY, is a premier integrated financial services provider, and ranked among the top five in the country in all its business segments, services over 16 million individual investors in various capacities, and provides investor services to over 300 corporates, comprising the who is who of Corporate India. KARVY covers the entire spectrum of Financial services such as Stock broking, Depository Participants, Distribution of financial products - mutual funds, bonds, fixed deposit, equities, Insurance Broking, Commodities Broking, Personal Finance Advisory Services, Merchant Banking & Corporate Finance, placement of equity, IPOs, among others.Website : http://www.karvy.com/14) Bharat Biotech International :Bharat Biotech, established in the year 1996 by Dr. Krishna M. Ella (OChairman and MD) & Mrs. Suchitra K. Ella as the Founder Directors, is engaged in developing next-generation vaccines and biotherapeutics through innovative and collaborative research. Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL/Bharat Biotech), Hyderabad, India, is a multidimensional biotechnology company specialising in product-oriented research, development and manufacturing of vaccines and biotherapeutics.Website : http://www.bharatbiotech.com15) Navayuga Group :-->Sri C. Visweswara Rao, Chairman and Managing Director of the Navayuga Group.The Navayuga Group is a diversified holding company with annual revenues exceeding USD 200 million. Corporate traditions of excellence, outstanding customer service and good corporate governance are the foundation values that each company in the group has inherited. Navayuga Engineering (NECL) is the flagship entity of the Rs.7.00 Billion NAVAYUGA group. NECL, a multidisciplinary engineering and construction company, is today one of the few Indian construction companies having the experience and expertise to provide innovative solutions in the field of specialised construction. NECL integrates its resources & expertise to provide engineering solutions at optimum cost, reliability and time.Group Companies :Navayuga Engineering Company Limited (NEC)Navayuga Exports Limited (NEL)Navayuga Spatial Technologies (NST)Geospatial TodayDigitrans (MT)Navayuga Infotech (NIT) Website : http://www.navayuga.com/16) Suven Life SciencesPromoted by Mrs. and Mr. Venkat Jasti (CEO) in 1989. He is presently the President of Bulk Drug Manufacturers Association (India). Company has World class manufacturing facilities in the business of Pharmaceuticals and Fine Chemical Intermediates for Global Life Science Companies for New Chemical Entities (NCE's) as the thrust area. Sales upto 31-12-2005 Rs.62 crores and Net profilt is 6.21 crores. Website : http://www.suven.com/17) Regency Ceramics :Chairman and Managing Director, Dr G.N. Naidu. Regency Ceramics Limited (RCL) incorporated in the year 1984, is now the country’s largest tile manufacturer with a capacity of 55,000 sq.mtrs/day from its state of the art production facilities in the Union Territory of Pondicherry, using Single fast firing technology in collaboration with Welko, Sacmi and SITI, Industriale of Italy, world leaders in Ceramic Technology.Website : http://www.regencyceramics.com/18) Nava Bharat Ventures Limited :Nava Bharat Ferro Alloys Limited (NBFA) was promoted by Dr. D. Subba Rao, Sri P.Punnaiah and Sri A.S.Chowdhri in 1972. NBFA began operations with manufacture of ferro silicon in 1975 at Paloncha in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Over the years, the capacity was enhanced by installing additional smelters at the same location as well as setting up of a green field smelter in the State of Orissa and NBFA emerged as one of the largest manufacturer exporters of ferro alloys supported by 100% captive power, in India. NBFA diversified into production of Sugar and by products in 1980. The Company commenced Generation of Thermal Power, mainly for captive use, in 1997 and subsequently enhanced the capacity and is today a supplier of power to the grid as well. To reflect properly the diverse business activities of the company, the name of the company was changed to “Nava Bharat Ventures Limited” (NBV) in July 2006.Website : http://www.nbv.in/19) Kakatiya Cements Sugar Industries Ltd. :-->Kakatiya Cement was incorporated in the year 1979 at Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. The Company was promoted by P.Venkateshwarlu. The main object of the Company is to manufacture Cement. It commenced commercial production in the year 1983 and increased capacity utilisation steadily to reach 100% within 5 months. It has Sugar Plant and Mini Power Projects also.Website : http://www.kakatiyacements.com/20) Konaseema Group :-->MVVS Murthi, Founder-ChairmanKONASEEMA with a purpose has embarked on developing process and people, as a long term strategy to achieve its goals & objectives. The Group believes that good leaders are characterised, by competence, ambition and integrity. The Group’s motto is to create value by fulfilling its commitments to its customers, employees and the communities and societies, at large. The Group endeavours to develop core competencies in Thermal (Gas & Coal) and Hydel Power, Ferro Alloys, Fertilizer, Mining, Coal Beneficiation, Education & Hospitality.A comprehensive business approach, coupled with business ethics, superior technical expertise and customer satisfaction/delight & decades of experience – makes KONASEEMA a respectable name in corporate circles, that has successfully balanced growth with diversification.Group Companies :Konaseema Gas Power LtdVBC Ferro Alloys LtdBharat Alloys & Energy LtdOrissa Power Consortium LtdKarthik Rukmini Alloys & Energy LtdGandhi Institute Of Technology & ManagementVarsha Hillfort Resorts Pvt LtdGolden Jubilee Hotels LtdVBC Fertilizers & Chemicals LtdCoal Beneficiation & Captive MiningWebsite : http://www.konaseemagroup.in/21) Priyadarshini Spinning Mills Ltd.-->Priyadarshini Spinning Mills Ltd is a well established spinning mill in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The mill was founded in 1983 by Mr. C. K Rao, Mr C. Harish- Managing Director. In the year 2004-05.. the Company had registered a turnover of Rs 150 crore. Website : http://www.psmspinning.com/22) HBL NIFE Power Systems Limited :-->Dr.A.J.PrasadHBL NIFE Power Systems Limited is a leading battery and power systems company based in Hyderabad, India. The business was established in 1977 and has become the leading supplier of specialised batteries and power electronics in India with a strong presence in several other countries. Sab Nife is the market leader. It has a marketshare of 75% and 60% in Nickel-Cadmium batteries and Switch Mode Rectifiers respectively.Sab Nife has a manufacturing capacity of 10mn amp/hrs and 1000 nos to manufactureNickel-Cadmium Pocket Plate batteries and Switch Mode Rectifiers respectively.Website : http://216.237.122.153/23) Krebs Biochemicals :-->Dr. R T Ravi is the main promoter of the company and leads the company as its Managing Director. Krebs Biochemicals & Industries Limited (KBIL) was incorporated in the year 1991 as a Public Limited Company with the main objective of establishing commercially viable biotech processes with applications in Medicine, Agriculture Industry. The company has pioneered in the fermentation technology over the last decade.Website : http://www.krebsbiochem.com/24) Granules india :-->Promoted by Chigurupati The Managing Director, Mr. Krishna Prasad, is the chief promoter, In 84-85, he set up a small-scale unit for manufacturing of Acetaminophen/Paracetamol that went on to become one of the largest Indian manufacturers of Acetaminophen/paracetamol. Incorporated in 1991. Granules India Limited, a major in pharmaceutical formulation intermediates (PFI), Granules India Limited is a formulations manufacturer integrated backwards into the manufacture of several pharmaceutical formulation intermediates (PFIs) and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). the manufacture of several pharmaceutical formulation intermediates (PFIs) and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Website : http://www.granulesindia.com/25) Zen Technologies:-->Ashok Atluri, Chairman and Managing Director: Zen Technologies Ltd., was incorporated in the year 1993 with an aim of developing state-of-the-art simulators for weapons and allied defense equipment. The company went public in the year 2000. The market capitalization of the Company is approximately Rs.200 Crores.Website : http://www.zentechnologies.com/26) Heritage foods:Chief Promoter N.Chandrababu Naidu, with an objective of “Bringing prosperity in to the rural families through co-operative efforts”, he along with his relatives, friends and associates promoted “Heritage Foods” in the year 1992. As on March 31, 2004 Heritage was operating with a Main Dairy, seven procurement, processing and packing plants, sixteen procurement and processing plants and four bulk cooling units in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. More than three thousand villages and five lakh farmers are being benefited in the three states. On the other side, Heritage is serving more than 6 lakh customers needs, employing more than 700 employees and generating indirectly employment opportunity to more than 5000 people. Beginning with a humble annual turnover of just Rs.4.38 crores in 1993-94, the sales turnover has crossed Rs.266 crores during the financial year 2004-2005.Website : http://www.heritagefoods.co.in/27) Trimex Group: (Dubai/India) :-->Trimex International (TRIMEX INTERNATIONAL FZE), The Middle East & Indian Subcontinent's largest industrial raw mineral conglomerate, Trimex Group was founded in 1985 by Koneru Rajendra Prasad. A noted visionary, Mr. Prasad recognized the wealth that Mother Earth had in her store, identified the demand-supply gaps existing in the global minerals market and built his empire based on sound business fundamentals. Website : http://www.trimexgroup.com/28) SMS Pharmaceuticals:The company established in the year 1987, and teken over by Mr. Potluri. Ramesh Babu ( Managing Director). SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd arrived on the global pharmaceutical arena as the best quality manufacturer of API's and has cemented its credentials as the largest producer of Ranitidine HCL in the world. Sales turn over, Rs.114 crores for the year 2004-2005.Website : http://www.smspharma.com/29) Avanti Feeds:-->Avanti Feeds Limited was founded in the year 1993 by renowned industrialist late Sri Alluri Venkateswara Rao, founder Chairman and Managing Director, (His son A.Indra Kumar is present Mnaging Director) with a vision to support the Aqua farmers and took the industry into the new heights. Set up in collaboration with one of the world's leading shrimp feed manufacturers, the Pingtai Enterprises Co. Ltd., Taiwan and joined hands with Thai Union Feed Mill Co. Ltd, (Formerly Aqua Star) Thailand. The company annual turn over is 200 crores.Website : http://www.avantifeeds.com/30) Vimta Labs:Dr S P Vasireddi: Chairman & Managing Director founded in 1984, VIMTA has an envious track record of providing its services to several prestigious clients across the world, including six "Fortune 500" companies, and three of world's "Top Ten" generic drug development companies. VIMTA is a leading provider of multi-disciplinary contract research and testing services in India.Website : http://www.vimta.com/31) Malaxmi Group Pvt. Ltd :-->Yarlagadda Harish Chandra Prasad, Chief Executive Officer MALAXMI is the conception of Harish Chandra Prasad, a highly awarded technocrat and entrepreneur in the Power Generation and Infrastructure sector. After having successfully conceptualized and executed several power projects—with a cumulative capacity of over 1000 MW and set up MALAXMI. Malaxmi NBFA Ventures Pvt.Ltd is the convergence of MALAXMI Group Private Limited and Nava Bharat Ferro Alloys Limited. Located in Hyderabad, Malaxmi NBFA Ventures is an infrastructure holding company that will invest and operate in a diversified group of infrastructure businesses across the country.Website : http://www.malaxmi.in/32) Vah Magna Retail Private Limited :-->Kakkera Anjaneyulu, Chairman : Magna has become a highly visible brand and a household name due to the phenomenal speed with which your company has ramped up additional retail space rolling out a record number of stores in the state. During the year under review, the company has opened seven hyper markets and Seventeen Super Markets.Magna Hypermarket deals in a variety of products namely, Grocery, FMCG, Apparels for all ages. Life Style items, Consumer Durables, Kitchen Appliances, Fruits and Vegetables all under one roof catering to different segments of the Society. All Magna outlets designed in a Successful format have been drawing huge wanting to shop in comfort and convenience.The company has already signed-up another five lakhs square feet in the fast paced organized retail sector with plans to establish over 20 lakh SFT in the next two years targeting a revenue of Rs. 1000 Crores operating in six states, thus poised to play a major role at National level.Website : http://magnabazar.com/33) Efftronics System pvt Ltd:-->D. Rama Krishna., CEO of Efftronics Systems Pvt. Ltd, (Estb 1985), an IT Company nurtured with the latest technological trends, offers unique solutions in all aspects of Information Technology. The services involve Data Collection, Data Validation, Data Processing, Data Communication and Data Dissemination. Comprehensive Design & Development capabilities under popular platforms and the absolute commitment to growing challenges make thr company the primary choice in the Integration of Software, Graphics and Hardware and embedded systems.Website : http://www.efftronics.com/34) MIC Electronics Ltd:Dr M.V. Ramana Rao, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Founded in the year 1986 at Vijayawada in A.P, the company ventured into development of Telecom equipments/Multi Access Rural Radio network/microwave communication products and LED based display systems supplying to Government organizations and private establishments.Shifted to Hyderabad in 1990 and engaged in the design/ development and production of a number of telecom access systems and products serving the network domain.Website : http://www.micelectronics.com/35) Prithvi Information Solutions:Madhavi Vuppalapati, chairperson of Prithvi Information Solutions. Prithvi Information Solutions is amongst the fastest growing IT solutions providers in India and has been identified as a key emerging player in the IT services segment by the Pittsburgh Technology Council of U.SA. Founded in 1998, the Company has global presence with offices in U.S.A., U.K. and Singapore. It also has four global delivery centers in India, of which three are located in Hyderabad and one at Bangalore. In the near future, the Company is planning to come up with a state-of-the-art campus, housing 1500 professionals at Hyderabad.Website : http://www.prithvisolutions.com/36) Icomm Tele:-->Sumanth Paturu is Managing Director of Icomm Tele, ICOMM Tele Limited was incorporated on 30.01.1989 an ISO 9001:2000 and 14001 certified organization and one of India’s largest manufacturers and turnkey solution providers of telecommunications equipment for Cellular, Fixed, Internet and Satellite operators in India. The company powered by a set of delighted customers and strong Strategic Alliances with the global technology leaders in a host of telecom verticals. Our core competence is enhanced by the underlying strength of 1300 well-qualified and motivated personnel.Website : http://www.icommtele.com/37) Natco Pharma:-->Natco Pharma was promoted by Mr. V.C.Nannapaneni in the year 1981 as a Private Limited Company to be in the business of Research, Developing, Manufacturing and Marketing of Pharmaceutical Substances and Finished Dosage forms for Indian and International markets. Natco Pharma began operations in 1984 with 20 employees, today has four manufacturing facilities and employs around 1500 people.Website : http://natcopharma.co.in/38) Pragati Printers:Pragati was started in 1962 by Hanumantha Rao. Pragati was the first company to introduce Phototypesetting in South India in 1979. installed India’s first printing press with computer controlled register, ink-key setting and dampening in 1988. Pragati bagged 11 Gold, 8 Silver and 8 Bronze Awards apart from the 'Best Printer in India' Award. Pragati received highest number of Awards - 27 in all and the most coveted "Best Printer in India" Award at the recently held 'National Awards for Excellence in Printing' organised by All India Federation of Master Printers, on September 23, 2005.Website : http://www.pragati.com/39) Nuziveedu seeds:-->M Prabhakar Rao, Managing Director.Nuziveedu Seeds Limited (NSL) of Hyderabad, India, is a leading hybrid seeds business. The 250 crores NSL also owns wind power projects totaling 18.65 megawatts of capacity, in Karnataka. The firm claims to be the largest producer and supplier of cotton hybrid seeds in the country with a marketshare of 40% in the private seed market. Besides cotton, the company is also exploring to introduce new hybrid's in other crops.40) Pragati Resorts Group :Gaddipati Bala Koteswara Rao, ChairmanPragati is the brainchild of Mr. Gaddipati Bala Koteswara Rao, a visionary with an inherent aptitude coupled with vast experience in horticulture and real estate, resulting in the creation of Pragati Green Meadows & Resorts Ltd. Mr. Rao's modern technological and managerial acumen has evolved Pragati into a unique locale, which brings one close to nature and a healthier life.Pragati Green Meadows & Resorts Private Limited is a pioneer in the development of farmland plots set in the midst of carefully cultivated natural environs & pollution free zone - offering unmatched green cover and serene ambience.Besides developing Plots Pragati offers membership of a resort with Club House having a multi cuisine restaurant, bar, conference facilities, designer lawns, lush green cover, a profusion of medicinal & rare plants of land. Website : http://www.pragatiresorts.comGroup CompaniesPragati ResortsPGM Ferro SteelsPragati SparshPragati Green Avenue41) Manikya Homes :-->Chowdary S Garapati, Managing DirectorManikya Homes was born out of passion and eagerness to create world class living spaces that will enable you to regain a world that you can call yours. Manikya Homes is founded by a group of enterprising people with varied backgrounds whose vision has customer needs as a center of the business philosophy. The team combines years of experience with tested skills and expertise that ensures high standards of quality and workmanship excellence. Manikya Homes is set to redefine newer heights of home building.Website : http://manikyahomes.com/ProjectsManikya MeadowsFarm LandsResortLittle Kerala41) Avantel :-->Abburi Vidyasagar, Managing DirectorAvantel is a technology driven, company which offers telecom products and software solutions that enrich people by enabling universal access to knowledge. Avantel's development centers at Hyderabad, India and Boston, USA are networked with the right tools, technologies, and equipment to create value for global clients. A judicious blend of R&D and strategic alliances with technology leaders enables Avantel to reduce time-to-market and create value to customer by offering innovative and cost effective solutions.Avantel's R&D center with its 40 member team of engineers is recognized by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India, as a research and development center for technology development in telecommunications. Avantel is actively involved in design and development of products based on High Power Broad band Wireless, Satellite Communication and Broad band access technologies.Website : http://www.avantelsoftech.com/42) OCTL India :-->Kamineni Suryanarayana, Managing Director:Oil Country Tubular Limited (OCTL), is one of the leading companies in the world processing a range of Oil Country Tubular Goods required for the Oil Drilling and Exploration Industry. OCTL is located near Hyderabad city, India, and is an unique facility in the World. OCTL has earned worldwide recognition for the Quality of its products and services. Innovation and Technical Excellence are the driving spirit behind OCTL and the overriding focus at OCTL is on the quality of its products and services. OCTL's wide product range covers Drill Pipe, Heavy Weight Drill Pipe, Drill Collars, Production Tubing, Casing, Tool Joints, Couplings, Pup Joints, Subs, and Cross Overs. Website : http://octlindia.com/43) Lokesh Machine Tools :-->Mullapudi Lokeswara Rao, Chairman and Managing DirectorM.Lokeswara Rao, Chairman andManaging Director incorporated Lokesh Machine Tools and Auto Components in 1983 to manufacture SPMs and has machine manufacturing units near Hyderabad. The company has delivered consistent performance over the last decade even when the entire machine tool industry was in dire straits. The company has turned into a Rs 100-crore enterprise carving out a niche in designing, developing and manufacturing special purpose machines (SPMs) and CNC machines for India's automotive and engineering giants.44) Kalajyothi Process :-->Bapanna Alapati, Managing DirectorIt is a multicolour offset printing company established in the year 1946. What started with a small letter press is today one of South India's largest commercial printing companies which specialises in all forms of offset printing i..e, Sheetfed (conventional and U.V ) and Webfed (coldset and heatset). Kala Jyothi has been certified as an ISO 9001: 2000 printing facility by UKAS, and ANSI in the year 2002 and has since exported millions of dollars of printed products worldwide. The company has two fully integrated printing facilities in Hyderabad, A.P, India with state of the art prepress, press and postpress facilities.Website : http://www.kalajyothi.com45) Lanco group :L.Raja Gopal is the founder Chairman of Lanco group Established in 1989. LANCO Group is a US$500 million asset-based group with an annual turnover of more than US$300 million. With its headquarters in Hyderabad, LANCO is one of the leading business houses in India. It has operations in the United States as well. The Group is diversified into Power Generation, Information Technology, Civil Construction, Property Development and Manufacturing.Website: http://www.lancogroup.com46) Terasoftware :-->Tummala Gopi Chand, Managing Director, founded the company in 1994. The company is offering System Integrating & Networking, IT enabled services, Software Development and Consultancy. The company has 1100 employees. Website : http://www.terasoftware.com/47) Zen Securities :-->Mr. Ravindra Babu Kantheti, Managing Director Mr. Ravindra Babu Kantheti is the main promoter of Zen Securities Ltd. Under his leadership, Zen has grown to become a leading provider of financial services. Zen Securities Limited is one of the leading stock broking companies based in Andhra Pradesh, India with an extensive network of over 100 trading terminals spread over Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Currently, ZSL is a registered member of the Capital Market and Futures & Options segments of The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE) and a member of the Capital Market segment of The Stock Exchange, Mumbai (BSE.) Website : http://zensec.com/48) Promantra Synergies Solutions Ltd., :-->Praveen Vadlamudi, Founder & CEO. Promantra is the only Indian Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) organization specializing both in the U.S. long-term-care as well as acute-care space. Our comprehensive partnering solutions provide better compliance at lower costs, enabling our partners to focus on their core business: Providing better healthcare. Simply put, we provide greater control, better compliance, improved direct care and significantly lower costs with increased cash flow. Website : http://www.promantra.net/49) SEW Constructions :Valluripalli Nageswara Rao, Chairman, SEW Constructions Limited is an ISO 9001:2000 Certified Civil Engineering Construction Company based at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Over the last 45 years SEW Constructions Limited completed several Dams & Barrages, Canals with C.C. Lining, Bridges, Power Projects, Buildings, Industrial structures. Website : http://www.sewconstructions.com/50) Vani Chemicals :-->Late.M.V. Subba Rao founded The Vani Group of companies in 1977. Its first plant is located in Phase I of Jeedimetla Industrial Area, Hyderabad, a major bulk drug production centre in India. Now it has 3 units in AP. Commencing with the manufacture of basic analgesic drug of Analgin and its intermediates, the group has substantially expanded and diversified into a variety of Agro, Industrial, Pharmaceutica Intermediates, fine & speciality chemicals. The group turnover is Rs.100 crores. Website : http://www.vanigroup.com/51) Progressive Constructions Ltd (PCL) :-->K S Rao, founder, PCL, is a member of Parliament. From modest beginnings he has built PCL into a large enterprise. Progressive Construction Ltd (PCL) is one such company, constructing hydel power stations, dams, roads, irrigation and railway projects from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. The company is also building a concrete dam in Saudi Arabia, several large buildings in Doha and road works across the desert in Sudan. PCL had a turnover of around Rs.1000 crores and on hand projects woth around 10000 crores. The company has also built up a pool of highly competent manpower comprising over 200 qualified engineers and managerial professionals. It has more than 6,000 workers on its pay rolls globally.Website : http://www.progressiveconstructions.com/52) Agilent Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. :-->Mr. Venkatesh Valluri: President & Country General ManagerAgilent Technologies is the world's premier measurement company. Agilent provides core electronic and bio-analytical measurement tools to advance the electronics, communications, life science research, environmental and petrochemical industries. Agilent India currently has 1,200 employees engaged in marketing, sales and customer support across offices located in Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai and Hyderabad.53) Sri Ramadas Motor Transport Ltd. :-->Kantipudi V R Chaudary, founded in the year 1944, grew at a remarkable pace to attain the stature of multifaceted industrial conglomerate. In 1953, SRMT branched into the manufacturing of Automobile Spare Parts and has since then occupied a predominant position in the domestic market with more than a 900 dealer network. Since 1955, SRMT is an authorized dealer for "TATA MOTORS" for East Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam Districts. In 1956 SRMT diversified its activities into Daily Parcel Services, covering uncharted areas of Andhra Pradesh and its neighbouring states, extended to reach to remote rural areas of Orissa, Tamilnadu, Karnataka.Website : http://www.srmt.com/54) Navata Road Transport :-->Parvathaneni Subash Chandra Bose, Chairman. Navata Road Transport, Regular Parcel service was found in 1982. The network of the branches rose to 738 in all covering length and breadth of the state of Andhra Pradesh and important points in Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Pondicherry, with own fleet of 380 vehicles handling 2.6 Lakhs consignments per month.Website : http://www.navata.com/55) Capital IQ India :-->Madan Mohan Yelamanchili, Managing DirectorCapital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, is a leading global investment and financial information solutions provider. Has 1500 plus employees across 4 locations worldwide and has created ambience that nurtures their talent. The Capital IQ Platform, Capital Iq unique combination of global private and public market data and software applications, is used by over 1200 leading financial institutions to draw deep market insights, generate better ideas, optimize relationships, and simplify workflow. Website : http://www.capitaliq.com/56) Sri Jayalakshmi Group :-->Rayapati Sambasiva Rao (MP), Managing DirectorSri Jayalakshmi Tobacco is the flag-ship company of thr Sri Jayalakshmi Group. Jayalakshmi has emerged as a leading exporter of Indian tobacco world-wide. Phenomenal growth of exports was complimented by the formation of a sister company-Gogineni Tobaccos Ltd., and the Group commanded thirty -five percent of Indian Tobacco exports to Russia. Tobacco processing operations are head-quartered at India's Tobacco heart-land - Guntur and 25 purchasing branches spread all over India. A network of about 20 subsidiary handling points all over Andhra Pradesh state employes around 15,000 skilled workers for grading, stripping and trimming all varieties of Indian Tobaccos.Group Companies:Sri Jayalakshmi Spinning Mills Ltd.Sri Jayalkshmi Tobacco Co Ltd.Gogineni Tobaccos Ltd.Green Leaf Tobbaco Threshers Ltd.Jayalakshmi Exports.Sri Jayalakshmi Powercorp Ltd.Website : http://www.jayalakshmi.com/57) SumTotal systems India :-->Sudheer Koneru, Managing DirectorSumTotal Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: SUMT) is the largest provider of learning and business performance technologies and services. SumTotal deploys mission-critical solutions that align learning with organizational and business goals to generate significant bottom-line results. With more than 17 million users worldwide, SumTotal has helped accelerate performance and profits for more than 1,500 of the world's best-known companies and government agencies, including DaimlerChrysler, Delta Air Lines, the US Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard, Microsoft, United Airlines, Vodafone, Novartis, PNC Bank, U.S. Bancorp, Aetna, Accenture, Cendant, Harley-Davidson, Wyeth, and Wachovia. Website : http://www.sumtotalsystems.com/58) Spirit Media :-->Rana Daggubatti, Managing DirectorWhile one of it's prime divisions Suresh Productions Pvt. Ltd. is in the Guinness Book of world records for producing most number of feature films in the world by a single producer Dr. Ramanaidu, 112 to be precise. Its lab, Rama Naidu laboratories has processed 100's of film and continues to do so. With times the only expertise missing was a company that could handle just about everything that was digital and that's how Spirit was born. Today Spirit media comprises of Spirit DI, Spirit Fx and Spirit Anime. Website : http://www.spiritmedia.in59) Ananth Technologies Ltd :-->Dr. Subba Rao Pavuluri, Managing DirectorAnanth Technologies Ltd (ATL) established in 1992, provides high quality services related to all aspects of Information Technology and Economic Development. ATL is recognised as the leading entrepreneurs in Onboard Electronic Systems, Environmental and Infrastructure Planning. ATL provides Technical Services using Remote Sensing, GIS and Conventional Techniques, Management support and promotes Human Resources Development. ATL is involved in e-Governance projects to improve the system of governance that is in place, and thus provide services to the people in a fair, just, effective, responsible and open way. We are helping them to make the business of governance.Website : http://www.ananthtech.com/60) OSI Technologies :-->Pradeep Vegunta, Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer OSI Technologies made the first move during 1998 in India as offshore development center, built on its proven ability to develop client-driven applications for every need of the business enterprise. OSI is committed to help clients achieve success by sharing its technical expertise, industry knowledge and applied innovation.Website : http://www.osi-tech.com61) Indus Business Systems Limited :-->Meka Bhavani Prasad, Chairman & Managing Director Incorporated in 1996, with an objective of providing state-of-the-art turnkey software solutions, Indus has been offering solutions for the segments of healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, hospitality, and non-profit organizations. And it has developed competencies in business analysis, project management, and in the application of all the leading software technologies Website : http://www.indussoftware.com/62) AP AKSH Broadband Limited :R V R Chowdary, Chief PromoatorAP AKSH Broadband Limited is a Special Purpose Vehicle incorporated to establish, execute and operate the Andhra Pradesh Broadband Project. The promoters are Andhra Pradesh Technology Services Limited (APTS) on behalf of the Government of Andhra Pradesh (GOAP) , Aksh Broadband Limited (ABL) and IN CableNet (Andhra) Ltd . This communications infrastructure project, first of its kind in the Public Private Partnership model (PPP), envisages bridging the Digital Divide through a broadband network in the state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) , INDIA.In partnership with Service Providers, the project offers CATV, IP TV, Digital TV, Video on Demand, videoconferencing, distance-education, telemedicine, micro- banking, etc in addition to Intranet, Internet, and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoiP).Website : http://www.aksh.in/63) Brigade, BPO :-->Sri Dasari, Chairman & CEOSince its inception in 1998, Brigade has focused on providing business process outsourcing services and customer relationship management for global corporations. Brigade's global service delivery model provides clients with an opportunity to capture the competitive advantage of global labor markets to dramatically improve business processes while delivering them at substantially lower costs. By leveraging industry's best practices and methodologies such as ISO 9000 and Six Sigma, Brigade has gained recognition as an expert at planning, implementing, operating, and scaling outsourcing solutions in India. Brigade was formed to address the support and service gaps many companies faced when dealing with the Internet experience. Since then, Brigade has acquired the capability and is currently providing a wide spectrum of BPO services - voice support, email, web chat and transactions.Website : http://www.brigade.com/64) Sujana Group :-->Y.S. Chowdary, ChairmanSujana is emerging as South India’s largest manufacturer of value-added steel products conforming to global standards. With a sharp focus on continuous improvement, Sujana applies kaizen to ease customer-facing processes and meet customized needs of users across construction, infrastructure, telecom, power, steel-making, engineering and appliances sectors.Leveraging a benchmarked supply chain, Sujana products have demonstrated reliability in adverse conditions. The brand is driven by a commitment to society, and a professional work ethic manifests across its 7 plants and 5 offices in India and overseas. Group Companies:Sujana Metal ProductsSujana Universal IndustriesPadmini Steel CorporationWebsite : http://www.sujana.com/65) Synergies Dooray Automotive Ltd, :-->Shekhar Movva, Managing Director Synergies Dooray Automotive Limited is India's first global scale, world-class Aluminium Alloy Wheel plant. The company is promoted by people with vast experience in the automotive markets of America, Japan, Korea and India Synergies' partner in this venture is Dooray Corporation, Korea's leading alloy wheel manufacturer. The Dooray Group has substantial experience in the manufacture of specialized aluminium alloy products for the automotive, engineering, defence and aerospace industries. The Group currently manufactures more than 4.0 million wheels from six plants in Korea and China to service a client list that includes Daewoo, Hyundai, Kia, Ssangyong (a Mercedes-Benz JV), Audi and Mitsubishi.Synergies, the Rs 150-crore company has embarked on developing various engineering castings, components and assemblies for the automotive sector. With more than 80 per cent market share in the domestic market, Synergies is an OEM supplier to Ford, Toyota, General Motors, Maruti, Telco etc, 66) Transdyne :-->Atluri Chalpathi Rao, President & CEOAN Industry Leader in Information Systems for the Healthcare Industry, Specializes in Medical Transcription and Technical Consulting. TransDyne is based in Hyderabad, India. Using our proprietary software and the latest Internet technologies, we have developed a system for transcription that effectively cuts cost and turnaround time while maintaining the highest level of quality and customer service.Taansdyne's associate company in the United States, TransDyne Inc., markets our products and services and providers customer support in the United States & Canada. To know more about TransDyne Inc.Website : http://www.transdyne.co.in/67) Srinivasa Hatcheries Ltd., :-->Jagapathi Rao Chitturi, Executive ChairmanThe Company was incorporated as a Private Limited Company in 1978 with the objective of carrying on the business of poultry breeding and production of layer chicks. The Company was converted to a public limited Company on October 26,1994. The Company obtained a franchise from the Venkateshwara Hatcheries Group in 1979 for procurement of day old parent birds for production of day old commercial layer and broiler chicks to cater mainly to the needs of poultry farms located in the eight coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh. The Company commenced its operations in 1979 with a farm and hatchery having a capacity of 6,000 layers parents. Over the years, with the active support of its franchiser, it increased its capacity and today the Company has a capacity of 1,68,000 layer parents and 14,000 broiler parents.68) PortalPlayer :-->J.A. Chowdary, president and managing director of the PortalPlayer India PortalPlayer develops semiconductor, firmware and software platforms for portable multimedia products such as personal media players and secondary display enabled notebook computers. PortalPlayer products empower consumers to quickly and easily manage, enjoy and have access to multimedia content and other forms of information. PortalPlayer is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with offices in Kirkland, Wash., Taipei, Taiwan and Hyderabad, India. Website : http://www.portalplayer.com/69) Indiainfo.com Ltd., :-->Raj Koneru co-founder and the ChairmanIndiainfo.com Ltd., an integrated Internet company, delivers content, community and commerce to Indian consumers and businesses. We pioneered the concept of providing engaging information to the Indian community, way back in 1993. The company aims to be the market leader and choice provider for Indians in various Internet-related services in India and around the world. Indiainfo.com offers a broad and varied range of Internet products, services and solutions to Internet users, online advertisers, and web-based enterprises through the integration of a Portal Network, Advertising Network, Business to Consumer (B2C), Business to Business (B2B) and E-Solutions. Website : http://www.indiainfo.com/70) UNI Ads :-->T. Krishna Prasad Chairman & Managing Director. Established in 1982 Uniads has pioneered the use of various media options in outdoor advertising both in mobile and immobile media. Uniads offers its clients various media options through out Andhra Pradesh, Bangalore and Chennai. Uniads is a professional outfit that is a client driven organization and strives to innovate for its clients to provide the best and most effective advertising solutions to its clients, to make their advertising work for them. Uniads has a proven track record and has worked with all the leading brands and advertising agencies in the country to implement campaigns and product launches. Website : http://www.uniads.in/71) Velagapudi Steels Limited (VSL) :-->V. Gopalakrishna Prasad, the Chairman and Managing Director Velagapudi Steels Limited (VSL) has been promoted by promoters with vast experience of over 25 years in trading,marketing and handling of steel products of Steel Authority of Indian Limited (SAIL) and Rastriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), Visakhapatnam steel Plant. VSL established a rolling mill with latest technologies with a capacity of 60000 Tonnes per annum of high quality steel QST bars adopting THERMEX Technology . Website : http://www.vslqst.com/72) ECIL Rapiscan Ltd. :-->Lingamaneni Satyanarayana, Vice-chairman and Managing director: OSI Systems Inc. (www.osi-systems.com) entered into a collaboration with Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) and set up a Joint Venture "ECIL-RAPISCAN LIMITED". The company manufacture the same equipment as that of RAPISCAN, U.K and U.S.A with the same state of art Technology. Requisite Technology is supplied by RAPISCAN and the final product is manufactured at ECIL facility. The company have supplied many X-RAY BAGGAGE/CARGO INSPECTION SYSTEMS (XBIS) of this Technology to high profile Indian Customers like Customs, Airports Authority, Parliament House, Defence, Air lines, State Police etc.Website : website: http://www.ecilrapiscan.com/73) Amma Lines Limited (Mumbai) :-->Dr. Meka Vijay Paparao, Founder Chairman Amma Lines Limited was incorporated in 1982. Inspired by the vision of Mr. B. Hanumantha Rao, a pioneer in Civil construction works in South India, Amma Lines was founded by Dr. Meka Vijay Paparao. An alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, and a Nuclear scientist from the United States, Dr. Rao returned to India with hopes to reshape India. The company was incorporated in Bombay (Mumbai), on the west coast of India. The first job was given by RCF( Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers) for the construction of its jetty at Mandva, off the Bombay coast, in 1982. From that first work in 1982, the company has worked all over India, recently completing the Ennore Port North and South breakwaters (4.5km), work harbour, and dredging of the intake channel for the power plant of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB). Since then, the company has grown as a vertically integrated marine services firm. Its repertoire ranges from the construction and development of Ports, harbours and jetties, to barging, dredging, coal transportation and shipping in the marine world, to construction of roads and bridges on land.Amma Lines has long been known as the company that can solve complicated problems in difficult marine environments. That reputation has grown steadily as the company continues to attract the top construction companies - from Mitsui & Co of Japan, to HCC of India.Website : website: http://ammalines.com/74) Softsol India :-->Srini Madala, President and CEO of SoftSol Resources, Inc. Srini Madala, chief executive officer and president of SoftSol, provides the vision and driving force behind this innovative company. Madala has said he founded SoftSol in order to contribute his share to the information technology revolution. SoftSol was named by Inc. magazine three years in a row as one of the fastest growing companies in America. It is also ranked among the top 50 privately held companies in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times. SoftSol, a global leader in smart outsourcing, specializes in real-world IT software engineering solutions.Website : http://www.softsolusa.com75) Seaways Group :-->Parvathaneni V K Mohan, Managing DirectorSeaways has achieved the distinction of being one of the leading maritime operators in India providing integrated and turnkey services in Shipping, Logistics and International Trade. Consequentially it has earned the status of a multi-modal, efficient and cost-effective organization with global reach. With a wide network of 25 branches in India & various associates worldwide and experienced personnel comprising of Master Mariners, Professionals and Management experts. Providing value added and quality services, Seaways has time and again demonstrated its commitment and ability to execute a range of maritime services, any time and any where, taking up new challenges, globally.Website : http://www.seawaysindia.com/76) Vasant Chemicals :-->Gutta K B Chaudary, Chairman & Managing DirectorVasant Chemicals commenced its manufacturing operations 25 years ago. From very humble beginnings by manufacturing 50 tonnes per year of Stilbenic Dye Intermediates, Vasant retained a dominant position in the world market by expanding its operations to manufacture 7000 Tonnes of DASDA (4'4' Diamino Stilbene 2'2' Disulphonic Acid) per year. With a strategic intent to focus on performance and speciality chemicals Vasant hived off its Dasda Division during August 2006. It has also earned the recognition of “most reliable supplier” by many of it's customers worldwide. Website : http://www.vasantchemicals.com/77) PES Engineers Pvt. Ltd. :-->Ravi Vasudeva Prasad, Managing DirrectorPES was established in 1981 by its founder Managing Director, Late Shri Ravi Janardhan Choudhury, a technocrat with almost three decades of experience in the Engineering and Construction industry. PES was equipped with the latest construction engineering techniques in Power Generation, Steel plants, Ship Yards, Fertiliser, Paper, Gas and Chemical plants, and was fully geared up to meet the increasing demands of India's industry. From executing high precision projects in the nascent nuclear power sector to complex project construction works, PES established itself as a reputed project construction company that relishes complex challenges. Website : http://www.peseng.net/78) Jeypore Sugar Company Limited, :-->P. R. Ramakrishnan, ChairmanJeypore Sugar group based at Pothavaram, Chagallu-West Godavari and Jeypore-Rayagada (Orissa). Apart from producing sugar, Jeypore Sugar has established two distilleries and a power generation plant.79) SJK Group :-->Yalamanchili Jatin Kumar, Promoted SJK group consists of SJK steel Corporation and SJK Power Generation Corporation. The Hyderabad-based SJK PowerGen, which is part of the diversified SJK Group, will invest Rs 4,000 crore in its two 500 MW units proposed to come up at PondiRampur, Madhya Pradesh. SJK Steel has its integrated Alloy Steel Plant at Tadipatri, Dist.Anantpur, Andhra Pradesh with a capacity to manufacture 250,000 MTs of Steel per annum.80) Laurus Labs :-->Dr. C. Satyanarayana, Chief Executive Officer,Laurus Labs is promoted by a team of scientists with proven innovative R&D capabilities and entrepreneurial spirit. Laurus believes in leveraging the knowledge of the individuals by providing leadership opportunities and enhancing the combined knowledge of the team through participative work culture. Laurus is creating world-class infrastructure and focusing on new research areas. The entire ambience is designed to be conducive to the innovation and creativity.Website : http://www.lauruslabs.com81) Tirumala Milk Products :-->Dande Brahmanandam, Managing Director:Tirumala Milk Products (P) Ltd. has endeavored to produce only the very best in high quality dairy products. Tirumala have embraced new methods, new regulations and new markets with vigour, turning opportunity into profit wherever practicable to do so. Tirumala produces a variety of milk products, available as ghee, butter, buttermilk, curd and flavoured milk . Tirumala distributes milk to various parts of, Chennai, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka. Gudur is the main source of delivering milk in the major parts of Chennai. The packaging and storage section is located in Pasupattur village of Chitoor district in Andhra Pradesh and from here the milk is supplied to Bangalore and Mysore.Website : http://www.tirumalamilk.com/82) Naturol Bioenergy Limited :-->Chalasani S Bhaskar, Managing Director & CEO:'NATUROL BIOENERGY LIMITED' was incorporated in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India to promote a state-of-the-art Integrated Oleochemical Complex at the port town of Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh with a focus on environmentally friendly biodiesel and allied products with an envisaged capacity of 100,000 tonnes per year. Project structured as 100% EOU with Capital Investment of USD 31.0 million Forward Integration into Methyl Ester Sulphonates (MES) and Fatty Alcohols and capacity enhancement to 1000 TPD by 2009. Product mix includes Biodiesel, Pharma-Glycerin, MES, Fatty Alcohols, Lubricants and Phytochemicals. Feedstocks include oils derived from Palm, Soya & Jatropha - domestic and imported.Website : http://www.naturol-bio.com83) Sentini Group :-->Tipirneni Seshagiri Rao, Chairman :Sentini Group is a Rs. 350 crore organization with interests in Information Technology, ceramic tiles, bioproducts, Ethanol/ENA, automobile, fire water tenders and foam tenders fabrication, automobile body fabrication, vacuum formed component pumps and fire fittings manufacturing. It has four companies under its umbrella with over one thousand employees working for the group.Website : http://www.sentinigroup.com/84) Aster Teleservices :-->Uppala Kantha Rao, Managini Director :Aster was established in 1998, with an objective to provide complete range of services from Network Planning and Design through Operation & Maintenance for telecom networks. It offers complete range of services for telecom networks viz. design, build and maintain on turnkey basis or in specific defined mode. Since inception, Aster have been achieving continuous and substantial growth. The resources of the Company, both human and financial, have grown in sync with the expansion of business.With Teleservices leading the way, the rest of the Aster services like Transmission & Distribution, Pre-engineered & Special structures, Product Development, Software Development, Railway Signalling, Optical Fiber Cable Works, Civil Construction, Power Generation, Natural products, Fasteners and Global Workforce Solutions are slowly penetrating the market. Website : http://www.aster.in/85) NVIDIA Graphics Pvt. Ltd. :-->Jakkampudi Adiseshayya Chowdary: President & Managing Director :NVIDIA is a market leader in graphics and digital media processors. NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs), media and communications processors (MCPs), and wireless media processors (WMPs) have broad market reach and are incorporated into a variety of platforms, including consumer and enterprise PCs, notebooks, workstations, mobile phones, PDAs, and game consoles. NVIDIA's customers are OEMs, add-in card manufacturers, system builders, and consumer electronics companies worldwide who choose NVIDIA technology as a core component for their solutions. NVIDIA's award-winning products deliver superior performance and reliability for graphics, video, and communications solutions in the areas of manufacturing, science, multimedia, entertainment, and education.Website : http://www.nvidia.co.in/86) Indwell Constructions Pvt. Ltd., :-->Kancherla Rama Rao, chiarman and Managing Director :Indwell has been 25 YEARS of excellent performance & products to meet all specified demands. A record achieved by development in a dynamic & future oriented pattern. Indwell is the name to reckon with as a major force in the Erection, Testing & Commissioning of Turbo Generators, Boilers, LP/HP Piping, Gas Turbine Sets and Hydro Turbines & other auxiliaries and in the field of Overhauling, Maintenance and Renovation & Modernization of Conventional Thermal Power Stations from 12.5 M. W. to 500 M. W. indwell is proud to have associated with M/s. BHEL for turbine Erection and contributed to an approximate installed power of about 15,000 M.W of Thermal, Nuclear and Hydel Power to the national grid, from its inception in the year 1979. The Company's successful achievements include Erection, Overhauling & Refurbishment of numerous Turbo-Generators & Boilers of various capacities nationwide for leading companies like BHEL, NTPC, ANDHRA PRADESH, MADHYA PRADESH, CHHATTISGARH, MAHARASTRA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARDS, HPCL, PPIL, SIEMENS, ALSTOM Power, ABB Lenzohm, etc.Website : http://www.indwell.in/87) Devi Sea Foods Ltd., :-->Potra Brahmanandam, Chairman & MD :DSL started commercial operations in the year 1992 as a merchant exporter under the leadership of the dynamic visionary Mr. P. Brahmanandan. The Company soon graduated to seafood processing, setting up its first plant at Singarayakonda in Prakasam District of Andhra Pradesh. Riding the crest of the aqua culture boom that hit the State in the early 1990s, the Company diversified, moving further up-stream into shrimp farming and then into seed production. The second processing plant followed at Tanuku in West Godavari District. The Company had in the meantime established itself as a major player in the Indian seafood industry. Today it is the largest exporter of Black Tiger Shrimp in the country, marketing its products in the US, European and Japanese markets.Website : http://www.deviseafoods.com/88) SVEC Constructions Ltd :-->Chalasani Ajad, Chairman & MD :SVEC Constructions Ltd is a multi-disciplined construction company based in Hyderabad. Its expertise over the past 42 years includes major irrigation projects, airports, stadia, townships, auditoria, residential and office building complexes across India.The name SVEC Constructions has become synonymous with quality, dedication and commitment and has an enviable track record of successfully executing many prestigious projects all over India.Website : http://www.svec.in/89) Vasista Foods & Fats (P) Ltd :-->Chava Koteswara Rao - Managing Director :Vasista Foods & Fats (P) Ltd was incorporated in the year 1998 to put up a green field project to manufacture and export castor oil derivatives. The company was promoted by eminent, well experienced, dynamic and result oriented young professionals. Presently the company established its business in more than 20 countries. The company is having potential to produce 6000 Mts Per Annum.Website : http://vasistachem.com/90) Alufluoride Limited :-->Vemulapalli S Prasad, Managing Director :Alufluoride Limited started the project in 1993 for producing Aluminum Fluoride and related products. The project was completed in record time at a cost of Rs.200 million. Trial runs commenced in Nov.1994 and a quality product was produced during December, 1994. Supplies started immediately thereafter to primary Aluminum smelters. The Company increased the production year after year maintaining high quality standards. The Company has an installed production capacity of 5000 tons of Aluminum Fluoride per year.Website : http://www.alufluoride.com/91) Northgate Technologies Ltd., :-->Venkat S Meenavalli, CEO & Managing Director :Northgate is continuously working towards making a mark in the Online Adverting sector with a multi model approach which is getting widely recognized and loudly appreciated by major industry players. The company’s major web properties aggregate traffic from Internet stream and create visibility. The conversion for advertisers will be accomplished by bringing incentive to the end user.Northgate is emerging as a key player in the global telecom and VoIP market with an established presence in the areas of wholesale, prepaid, postpaid, refilling and hubbing of large volumes. The company has made its foray into the VoIP sector by launching Globe7, the first ever globally patented SIP VoIP Phone. Globe7 converts every Laptop into a mobile phone and every Desktop into a second telephone line.Website : http://www.northgatetech.com/92) Inventaa Chemicals Ltd., :-->Mr. Satyanarayana Cherukuri, Managing Director :INVENTAA CHEMICALS LTD was founded in 1979 .Inventaa emerged as a largest producer and exporter of Trimethoprim (TMP),an Antibacterial Active Ingredient in the world. The product meets current quality requirements of the BP/EP/IP/JP/USP. Inventaa is manufacturing 3,4,5 Trimethoxybenzaldehyde (TMBA) the key intermediate for the production of Trimethoprim (TMP) and also manufactures Sodium Methoxide. Inventaa is gradually expanding the product-portfolio with technology related aromatic compounds.Website : http://www.inventaa.com/93) Meenakshi Group :-->Meenakshi Group of companies was promoted by young and dynamic technocrat entrepreneurs with seasoned Business acumen and high degree of quality consciousness. The group consists of a cluster of companies enlisted below.Meenakshi Infrastructure Pvt.Meenakshi Power Limited.VIKAS Power Pvt. Ltd.SDE Engineers Limited. The group has a history of over one and a half decades and has a presence in different Industries including Civil Contract Works, Construction, Property Development, and Power generation. The group has built up a robust reputation for its quality construction, innovative and futuristic designs and timeliness in execution of projects.Website : http://meenakshigroup.net/94) Versant Technologies :-->Darapaneni Naidu, Founder & CEO :Versant Technologies, a systems integration company with a presence in North America and in India. We have a whole gamut of service offerings that are both niche and broad at the same time. Our service offerings encompass software development, web-based application development, IT consulting, a range of IT recruitment solutions in North America and in India, and IT product marketing services in the Indian Subcontinent.Website : http://www.versantinc.com/95) Andhra Petrochemicals Ltd. :-->Mullapudi Harischandra Prasad, Managing Director :The Andhra Petrochemicals Ltd. (APL) was promoted by The Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation (APIDC) and The Andhra Sugars Ltd. (ASL) in 1984 as joint sector Company. Subsequently the structure of the Company has changed into an assisted sector. APL was established with a licence capacity to produce 30,000 MTPA of Oxoalcohols at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. The plant employs most modern, state of the art technology supplied by M/s. Davy Process Technology (DPT) UK. The capital investment for the project is Rs.2290 million.96) Kekule Pharma ltd., :-->Kudaravalli Raja Rao, Chairman and Managing Director. : KEKULE Pharma is a leading Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients ( API ) and Intermediates manufacturing and services company. Kekule Pharma discovers and develops innovative processes for product development, manufactures and markets a wide range of products. Kekule also undertake custom synthesis and contract manufacturing.Website : http://www.kekulepharma.com/97) Bhagiradha Chemicals & Industries Limited (BCIL) :-->Singavarapu Koteswara Rao, Managing DirectorBhagiradha Chemicals & Industries Limited (BCIL) is a professionally organized public limited company based at Hyderabad, India and dedicated to the manufacture of high quality basic pesticides. It has a capacity of 1800 TPA of Chlorpyrifos Technical.The company enjoys the active participation and support of highly experienced scientists and technocrats and vital linkage to scientific community by its relationship with Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, a National Laboratory under the council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India.Website : http://www.bhagirad.com/98) Innocorp Ltd. :-->Prasad Garapati, Founder ChairmanInnocorp Ltd is a ten-year-old public limited company, engaged primarily in Manufacturing, Technology solutions in power Discoms, IT and enabled services. The equity shares are listed at Mumbai and Hyderabad Stock Exchanges. Innocorp Ltd is a financially stable company with a net worth of Rs. 110 million. Reputed and leading mutual funds and Foreign Institutional Investors have invested in the company. The list of investors includes prestigious names such as Birla Sun Life Trustee Co. Ltd., Taib Securities (Mauritius) Ltd, DBMGOF (Mauritius) Ltd., Hamon Asset Management Ltd etc.Website : http://www.innosofttechnologies.com/99) Sun Beam Machines :-->Shreekanth Yarlagadda, Managing DirectorIncepted in 1992, Sun Beam have emerged today with a magnificent tradition of firsts, within the sectors of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering, both vital ingredients of Good Machine manufacturing. Located some 30 Kms, north of Hi-Tech City, Hyderabad, INDIA. The company installed number of installations worldwide for quality biscuit manufacturers. It is but natural that the company maintains a clear lead as the largest Biscuit Machinery manufacturers in India.Website : http://www.sunbeammachines.com/100) Modern Roofings Limited :-->Kishore K Kothapalli, Managing DirectorModern Roofings Limited, a building material manufacturing company, headquartered in Hyderabad. It was founded in 1960 by his father Mr Kothapalli Rama Rao, a first-generation entrepreneur and farmer from Nidadavole in West Godavari district. Today Modern Roofings is the countries largest manufacturers of Asphaltic Roofing Sheets and provides direct and indirect employment to over 3000 people.Other well known Business/Industrialists :Mount Opera - AP's biggest multi theme park-resort: President, M.V. Chaudary, Arikatla Prasad Rao Managing Director (Add)Andhra Petro Chemicals (Vizag): Mullapudi Harischandra Prasad, Chairman and Managing DirectorPadmalaya Telefilms - Telefilm makers (Media and Entertainment) owned by Ghattamaneni Krishna (Hero)Denison Hydraulics - V.C.Janardhana Rao: ChairmanJayabheri Group - Real Estate and Construction, Film Production: Maganti Murali Mohan, Managing DirectorJanachaitanya Housing - The biggest and the oldest Real Estate firm in Andhra Pradesh: Madala Sudhakar, Managing DirectorLahari Group - Real Estate and Construction - Hari Babu: Managing DirectorM/s Venkata Rao Infra Project P. Ltd., Engineers & Contractors, Vizag and Goa: M.Venkata Rao, ChairmanCoromandel Paints - A.Achuta Rama Rao, Managing Director, CPL. Coromandel Paints Ltd (CPL).Varun Motors - Leading Maruthi and Bajaj Dealers in Andhra Pradesh: V.Prabhu Kishore, Managing DirectorTavel Club Forex Ltd - Air Ticketing and Foreign Exchange: Bollineni R Naidu, Managing DirectorVignan Publishers - Books publishers: Lavu Rattaiah, Chairman & Managing DirectorDivya Shakti Granite - Manufacturer and Exporter of Polished Granite, N.V.Rattaiah, Chairman.Velagapudi Steels: Velagapudi Gopala Krishna Prasad, Managing DirectorZenotech Labs: Jayaram Chigurupati, Chairman & Managing DirectorSpartek Ceramics: Tripuraneni Krishna Prasad, Managing DirectorWorldtek (Medical Technology Services): Tummala Ramakrishna, CEOSuvarna Cements: Jasti Seshagiri Rao, Chairman & Managing DirectorLegend Drugs & Formulations Pvt. Ltd: Pothineni Koteswara Rao - Prsident and Managing DirectorSarvaraya Group of companies (Sugars, Textile): S.B.P.K. Satyanarayana - ChairmanHBC Group (Hyderabad Botling company): Jasti Sri Krishna Murthy - Chairman.Dhanalakshmi Group of Companies (Cotton, Tobacco trading & Oil mills) - Chilakaluripet: Founder Chairman, Sadineni ChowdarayyaUSi Internetworking Services Pvt Ltd - Hyderabad, Bangalore: Bala Vasireddi , DirectorConexant Systems India (Information Technology, Software): Mr. Naresh Malipeddi, Managing DirectorATI Technologies India: Dasaradha R. Gude, Managing DirectorBhavya Constructions: Venigalla Ananda Prasad, Chairman and Managing DirectorKrishnaja Constructions: Yarlagadda Krishna Rao, Chairman and Managing DirectorGowthami Solvent Oils Ltd, Tanuku,Mallina Ramachandra Rao, Managing DirectorSrinivasa Constructions : D.V.Naidu, Chairman and Managing DirectorActus Pharma P. Ltd., Aluri Siva Rama Prasad, Managing DirectorNeo Medichem P. Ltd., Suryadevara V Rao, Managing Directorsivashakthi Bioplantech Ltd: GV Anjaneyulu, Managing Director.Vijaya Nirman Company: Surapaneni Vijaya Kumar, Managing Director.Stypack India P.Ltd.,: Karunendra S Jasti, Managing Director.Power Plants owned by Kammas :Lanco Kondapalli Power - Lagadapati Raja Gopal, Lanco GroupLanco Green Power Pvt Ltd - (HP, Uttaranchal), Lanco GroupClarion Power Corporation Ltd (Tangutur) - Lanco GroupLANCO Amarkantak Power Pvt Ltd (Chhattisgarh) - Lanco GroupABAN Power Company Ltd (Tanjavur-Tamilnadu) - Lanco GroupRithwik Energy Systems Ltd (Srikalahasthi) - Lanco GroupLANCO Energy Pvt Ltd (Sikkim) - Lanco GroupVamshi Hydro Energies Pvt Ltd (HP) - Lanco GroupLANCO Anpara Power Pvt Ltd (Uttar Pradesh) - Lanco GroupKonaseema Oakwell - MVVS Murthy - - VBC GroupRukmini Karthik Power Alloys & Energy - MVVS Murthy - VBC GroupSimhapuri Coastal Thermal Power Project (Nellore) - Madhucon Group and MALAXMINavabharat Power (Khammam and Orissa) Navabharat GroupMalaxmi Power (Nellore and Orissa) - Y.Harischandra Prasad - Malaxmi GroupMeenakshi Power (Orissa) - Meenakshi GroupSCM Sugars & Power - Mandava Prabhakara Rao - Nuziveedu seedsNarayanapur Power Company (Raichur-Karnataka) - Yelamanchili Vasudeva RaoPoweranics (Karnataka) - Myneni PrasadKoganti Power (Sindhanur-Karnataka) - Kognti SatyanarayanaIndira Power (Karnataka) - Chitturi BapineeduKakatiya Sugars & Power (Khammam) - Kakatiya GroupGreensol Energy (Karnatka) - JSR PrasadKoppal Green Power (Gangavathi-Karnataka) - Chandra MohanJayalakshmi Powercorp Ltd (Addanki), Jayalakshmi GroupKCP Limited (Guntur), KCP Groupand a few other mini Power palnts established by Kammas in AP, Orissa and Karnataka...

List of Famous National sports personalities :Dandamudi Raja Gopala Rao :-->He was born in Krishna District. He was a National Champion in Wight lifting, and participated twice for India in Olympic games (1948 and 1956).Susheel Narla :-->(DOB : 7-Dec-1976) He was the National Champion in Tennis in 1996, he won the title at the age of 19 yrs only. He was the youngest player who won " Indian Mens National Singles Title in Tennis". He was the first player from Andhra Pradsh who played for India in Davis Cup Tennis (1992).M.S.K.Prasad :-->(DOB : 24-April-1975) M.S.K.Prasad was born in Guntur. He is the Wicket Keeper of AP Cricket Team. He was the Captian of Andhra Ranji Cricket team for 5 years, and he had played for Indian cricket team in 6 tests (15 catches) and 17 ODIs (13 catches and 8 stumpings) in 1998 and 1999 seasons and also scored many runs in domestic cricket.Gutta Jwala :-->Jwala was born In Vijayawada. She was Former National Womens Badminton Champion. Jwala represented India in many International tournaments and she won many Singles and Doubles titles.Neelima Chaudary :-->Neelima Chaudary is the fromer National Badminton Champion. She won Junior Girls doubles National in 1996 and Womens Double in 2002.Movva Shyamsundar Rao :-->He is a member of Indian Vollyball team played in 1974 Asian Games. He won 'Arjuna' Award in 1974 and ' Dronacharya' Award in 1995. He was the coach for Indian Vollyball team in the Jr.World Champ.Arikapudi Ramana Rao :-->He is a member of Indian Vollyball team played in 1974 Asian Games. He won 'Arjuna' Award in 1977 and 'Dronacharya' Award in 1990. He also served as the National Coach for Indian Vollyball team.Nekkanti Venkata Rao :-->Nekkanti Venkata Rao was the Former player of Andhara Ranji Cricket Team. He was the Member of BCCI from South Zone and Ex 'Vice President' of the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI).V.Chamundeswara Nath :-->He was the Former Andhra Ranji Cricket Captain and also he is the Chairman of BCCI junior selection committee and Andhra Ranji selection committee.Ravi Kanakamedala :-->28-year old Ravi Kanakamedala, has been appointed as physiotherapist of Indian Hockey team till the end of the Champions Trophy (December 10 to 18). Nevertheless, Ravi resigned as the physiotherapist of the Tasmanian state hockey team. Ravi who has had a career graph that spans multiple countries. Ravi was born in Tenali (Andhra Pradesh). He obtained his Bachelor's degree in physiotherapy from the MGR Institute of Medical Research in Chennai. In 1999, Ravi left for his Masters at Auckland, where his link with hockey was first established. Ravi trained under the Kiwi hockey team's renowned physiotherapist, Wayne Hing. Ravi eventually became a New Zealand citizen.Naren Kumar :-->Won five National Rally Championship titles between 1999 - 2005 who had walked out of MRF team at the end of the 2004 season and joined JK tyres. Also Asia Pacific Zone Champion.N. Leela Krishnan :-->Six times National Rally championship up to 1600 CC (Formula -3) for Team MRFAnil Kamineni :-->Secretary General: Archery Association of IndiaVinay Kamineni :-->Vinay Kamineni won the boys under-14 crown at the 13th DSCL Open National Tennis Championships in oct-2004Aditya Akkineni :-->Aditya Akkineni is the next Indian face to look out for in the racing circuit. The 17-year-old has been vrooming his way up in the motorsport world. Over the past five years, Aditya has gone from participating in junior go-karting championships (winning in the Junior Class at the `Baazee.com National Go - Karting Championship and the JK Tyres National Karting Championship in 2000) to winning the Rotax Max Challenge 2004, in the Seniors category. Aditya Akkineni (Team E-Rain) finished 8th in Formula BMW Asia motor racing series 2006 at the Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix. Formula BMW is the world’s leading entry-level class in Formula racing.Cherukuri Lenin (Gold medalist, Asian Archery Championship) :-->21-year-old archer Cherukuri Lenin won an Asian Gold medal in the Asian Archery Championship in New Delhi. Incidentally, he was the only archer from the State to don the Indian colours and help the country win its first gold in the Olympic round by defeating Chinese archers.Karnati Harsh, (Asian under-9 Schools chess champion) :-->Karnati Harsha created flutter at Singapore by winning the `Asian under-9 Schools chess championship' by garnering 7.5 points out of the maximum nine points. "He had six wins and three draws in the tournament in which 60-odd players from Asia-Pacific countries, such as South Korea, Australia, China, Singapore and MalaysiaYalamanchili Sandeep ( Asian Youth under-12 Chess Champion) :-->Yalamanchili Sandeep won silver medal in under-14 Asian youth chess championship, New Delhi. Incidentally, Sandeep won both individual championship and team gold in the Asian Youth under-12 championship held at Singapore in 2004.Divija Mandava (National Girls under-16 and 14 Tennis Champion) :-->Divija Mandava of Andhra Pradesh won both the girls' under-16 and 14 titles in the Sunfeast junior tennis super series at Kolkatta.Pinnamaneni Lakshmi Sahiti (Under-16 Asian Youth Chess Champion) :-->Pinnamaneni Lakshmi Sahiti is winner of the National Sub-Junior Championship, 2005. She also won Asian under-10 girls Championship. Recently she won under-16 Asian Youth Chess Championship which concluded in Kyrgyzstan.Guttikonda Pradeep :-->Guttikonda Pradeep is the present Captain of India Volleyball Team (Juniors). He was awarded the Best Blocker at the 5th Asian Youth boys' Volleyball Championship held at Iran, 2005. India finished third in the Junior Asian Volleyball Championship - 2006 under his Captaincy.Singarao :-->Singa Rao, The former Captain, Indian Vollyball team. He represented India in many International Vollyball events.Koganti Swetha : (Indian Women's Kabaddi team Captain) :-->Present captain of the Indian Women's Kabaddi team, Koganti Swetha, who was instrumental in winning the Gold medal at the recently-held First Asian Women's Kabbadi meet in Hyderabad.Paladugu Sai Teja :-->Paladugu Sai Teja bagged a double, winning the singles and doubles titles in the Asian under-14 tennis championship.

List of Famous sports personalities : International:Koneru Hampi :Koneru Humpi was born in Gudivada, Krishna District on 31-3-1987. She is the famous chess player and Chess Grand Master in India and won many International Chess titles. Her recent FIED rating is 2548 and ranked 2nd in Women and 1st in Girls (World). Humpi won : :World under 10 years championship in the year 1997World under 12 years championship in the year 1998World under 14 years championship in the year 2001World junior championship in 2002.She Won the 'Arjuna' award in 2004.Humpi became the youngest Woman International Grandmaster in Asia at 12 years. Humpi is the only girl to win against National Boys under-12 Title in 1999. Humpy is the only Woman Grand Master and also the Youngest in India.Pullela Gopi Chand :Pullele Gopi Chand was born on 16-11-1973 in Nagalla, Guntur district. He won senior National Championship 5 times. He won All England Badminton Championship in the year 2001, Gopichand was awarded the 'Arjuna Award', India's highest recognition for sportspersons, in 2000 for his excellent performance in sports. He was awarded 'Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award' for the year 2000-2001 and also 'Padmasri' in 2005. Gopichand ranked 5th (which was his career best) in the World in 2001.Pentela Harikrishna :He was born on 10-May-1986 in a Village in Guntur District. He won the under-10 boys World Chess title in 1996, and also won the World Junior Championship Title in 2005. He is the youngest Indian Grand Master in chess with the Elorating 2656. He is currently ranked 25th in the World of Chess. Harikrishna became the youngest International Master at the age of 13, and also Indias youngest Grandmaster in 2001 at 15 years. Hari Krishna won 5 National titles in 1998.Narayan Karthikeyan :He was born on 14-Jan-1977 in Coimbatore- Tamilnadu. He is the fastest, first and only Indian Formula-1 driver. He made his International debut with the Jordan team in 2005 season in Australian Grand Prix. Currently he is a Williams Formula-1 test driver. He is the grand son of PSG Naidu (Founder of PSG Group of Industries Coimbatore).Dronavalli Harika :

Harika was born on 11-Jan-1991 in Vijayawada. She won the under 14 girls title in the World Youth Chess Championship in 2004 - Greece. She is the youngest girl to played in the National 'A' Championship when she was 10 years and nine months and aslo the youngest to play in the World cup at the age of 11 years 9 months in 2002. She is the youngest Womens Grand Master in Asia and also she won many National and Asian chess titles.Gogineni Rohit :-->Gogineni Rohit won under-14 category Silver in World chess championship in Greece. He won the gold medal in the World Youth (under-16) Chess Olympiad in Kuala Lumpur at the age of 13 years and also won the National Sub Junior title in the same year. The youngster who first won his National title in the under-7 section in 1996. Gogineni Rohit also won the National Under-17 Boys title.Kamineni Eswara Rao :-->He Was born in Krishna District. He won the Senior National Body Building Champion ship in 1954 in 90 Kgs. catagory, and also won the "Strongest man of India" title. He won as many as 25 National awards in Body Building. He was the first Weight lifter who won the Silver Medal for India in the first Asian games in 1951, and he also won "Mr.Universe" title in London. He won the 'Arjuna Award' on 1963.Raman Subba Rao: (Panguluri.R.Subba Rao) :-->He was born in 29-Jan-1932. His father Mr.P.V.Subba Rao was migrated from Guntur to England long back and married to a English Lady. He played in 13 Test matches for England and scored 984 runs which included 3 centuries and 4 half centuries. He played for England, Cambridge University, Surrey and Nothamptonshire. He led the Northamptonshire from 1958 to 1962. He was scored 14182 runs which includes 30 centuries and 74 half centuries in first class matches. He was the Wisden Cricketer fo the year 1961. And he served as the International Cricket Council match refree for 3 years.Achanta Sarat Kamal :Achanta Sharath Kamal (b. 12 July 1982) is a professional table tennis player hailing from Andhra Pradesh, India. He won the men's singles gold in the 16th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship held at Kuala Lumpur in 2004. He also captained the Indian men's team that won the team title at the same championship by defeating favourites and nine-time champions England. He is a recipient of the Arjuna award for the year 2004. He also won the Gold Medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, apart from helping the Indian Team clinch gold in the Table-Tennis Team event against Singapore.Gadde Sindhoora :She is 21 years old. Vijayawada’s Sindhura Gadde was crowned Miss India World 2005. She entered in to the Semi Finals of the ' Miss World 2006' held in Poland. the in the Sindhura has spent half her time in New Zealand holds a double degree in pharmacology and physiology as well as a diploma in modeling. An avid winter sports enthusiast, she loves ice skating and snow boarding. A student of pharmacology she has under taken a few modeling assignments in Australia and New Zealand. Before leaving from Auckland, New Zealand, Sindy was working for National Television here in NZ (TV 2). The program was called FLIPSIDE.Website : http://www.sindhura.com/

ETV is one of the largest networks of satellite television channels in India.Based at Hyderabad, the network runs a group of 12 regional language news and entertainment channels. It was founded by "Media Moghul" Ramoji Rao.the Telugu daily newspaper Eenadu started with its own channel called ETV. Initially launching a Telugu channel the network has later diverisfied into other Indian languages such as Bengali, Urdu, Kannada, Gujarati and Marathi. With 12 channels in regional languages of India, ETV has the largest news-reporting network in India, at the grassroot level. Managed by Newstoday Private Limited, the channels give news inbetween entertainment programs. 4 Hindi channels for Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan, and infotainment channels in Telugu, Kannada, Bangla, Marathi, Urdu, Gujarati - and a 24-hours news channel in Telugu constitute the bunch of ETV Channels. Employing over 1000 highly talented and accomplished professionals, Ushakiron Television has its dedicated divisions all over. http://www.etv.co.in/2. MAA TV :-->Hero Nagarjuna and associates who bought major stake in MAA TV has taken charge as the Managing Director (MD). Though his final investment in the channel is yet be decided. Nagarjuna has ventured into Television production by making TV serials and now he finally becomes partner of a leading channel. With he assuming the office of Maa TV, the Telugu film industry and Television industry would have major changes.3. Gemini :-->Gemini Television was founded by L.V.Prasad group. It was the first setellite channel in Telugu, later it has been taken over by Sun Net work.4. TV9 :

Eenadu headquartered in Hyderabad, India, is the largest circulated Telugu news daily in the state of Andhra Pradesh. According to NRS (National Readership Studies) 2005 it has got a readership of 1,13,49,000 and is the third most read daily in India. Eenadu (meaning "Today" in Telugu) was founded by the Indian media baron Ramoji Rao in 1974. It has played a role in both crowning or dethroning governments in Andhra Pradesh. It has also successfully adapted the latest publishing and communication technologies into the Telugu language with the help of 46000 employees strength. It is simultaneously published from 24 centres including 5 States. http://www.eenadu.net/2) Andhra Jyothi (Telugu News Daily) :

Andhra Jyothi has been re-launched by Radha Krishna Vemuri in October 2002. He is the Managing Director of Andhra Jyothi daily news paper. It is the second largest circulated daily news paper in Telugu. It has over all 20 Editions, publishing from 3 States.http://www.andhrajyothy.com/3) Swathi: (Telugu Weekly Magazine) :-->Swathi is the largest circulated Weekly Magazine in Telugu and 4th place in the regional weekly magazines in India. Vemuri Balaram is the founder and Editor of Swathi. Swathi is publishing from Vijayawada.4) Jameen Rytu & Theja News Weekly :-->Nelluri Venkatrama Naidu was the Founder Editor of "Zameen Rytu" a hightly famous news paper published from Nellore for over 65 years. This news paper played a leading role in the literary, political and social spheres of the people of Nellore District. It's memorable part in the "Anti Zamindari Struggle" in the Nellore District is a golden chapter cherished by the farmers all over the district. N.G.Ranga and Venkatrama Naidu together conducted the successful struggle. Naidu's son Dolendra Prasad is now publishing "Theja" news weekly from Hyderabad.5) Rattapallax (USA) :-->Devineni is the publisher of Rattapallax, a cutting-edge literary magazine and book publisher. The magazine is a respected literary journal distinguished by the fact that each issue carries a CD with audio recordings of the poets featured in the issue reading their work aloud. The books published by Rattapallax Press also carry CDs. Rattapallax is the only publisher to include CDs. http://www.rattapallax.com/6) Navya (Weekly), Publisher Vemuri Balaram, Andhra Jyothi7)Telugu Vidyardhi (Monthly), Publisher & Editor Kolluri Koteswara Rao, Ex.M.L.C.Famous persons in Journlism :Narla Venkateswara Rao:K.L.N.Prasad:Nelluri Venkatrama Naidu:Ch.Ramoji Rao:A.B.K.Prasad:N.Inayya:Narisetti Raju:Chalasani Prasada Rao:Gudupudi Srihari:I.Venkata Rao:Mikkilineni Jagadish Babu:

Famous Personalities in Our Telugu Film Industry :(1) Gudavalli Rama Brahmam :-->Gudavalli Ramabrahmam was born on 24th June 1892 in Nandamuru, Krishna District. He was the Writer, Director and Producer. He Produced and Directed "Mala pilla" in 1938 and he Directed 8 pictures including Mala Pilla, Raitu Bidda ( Writer) and Palnati Yuddham. He is known as " The Father of Modern Telugu Cinema". He died in the year 1946.(2) L.V.Prasad : Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasad was born on 17th January 1908 in somavarappadu W.Godavari District. A Dada Shaheb Phalke award winner, L V Prasad, has acted, directed and produced over 50 feature films in many Indian languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.He acted in the first talkie movies in Hindi ( Alam Ara - 1931), Tamil (Kalidas - 1931), Telugu (Bhakta Prahlada - 1931). He acted in 14 films in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi and directed 30 films in all the 3 languages, and produced 24 fimls in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Kannada languages. In the year 1982 Dada Saheb Falke Award is cinferred on L.V.Prasad for his out standing contribution to the cause of Hindi cinema.Some of the movies directed by him are : Gruha Pravesham 1946 (Telugu), Palnati Yddyam (Telugu), Drohi (Telugu), Pempudu Koduku (Telugu), Manadesam (Telugu), Shavukar (Telugu), Samsaram (Telugu), Kalyanam Panni Paar (Tamil), Rani (Tamil - Hindi), Pelli Chesi Choodu (Telugu), Paradesi (Telugu), Poongothai (Tamil), Missiamma (Telugu), Missiamma (Tamil), Manohara (Telugu, Tamil and Hindi), Mangyar Tilakam (Tamil), Bhagyavati (Tamil), Miss Mary (Hindi), Kadan Vaangi Kalyanam (Tamil), Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu (Telugu) Thayilla Pillai (Tamil), Iruvar Ullam (Tamil), Sharada (Hindi), Choti Bahen (Hindi), Beti Bete (Hindi), Daadi Maa (Hindi), Jeene Ki Raah (Hindi), Shaadi Ke Baad (Hindi), Bidai (Hindi), Jay Vijay (Hindi). L.V.Prasad built the Prasad Studios in 1965 and Prasad Fiml Laboratory in 1976. He was elected as President of South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce.http://www.lvprasad.org/(3) N.T. Rama Rao :He was born on 28th May 1923, in Nimmakuru Krishna District. He started his career as an supporting actor in "Mana Desam" (1949).NTR acted in 42 historical films. He acted as 'Sri Krishna' in films like Maya Bazaar, Vinayaka Chaviti, Deepavali, Veerabhimanyu, Danaveerasoora Karna, Srimadvirata Parvam. In 1959, he acted as Sri Rama in 'Sampurna Ramayanam' (Tamil). His 'Lavakusa', Released in 1963 this film went on to run for 75 weeks uninterruptedly. This is a record that is unbroken and may be will never be broken.Though NTR acted in a small role in his first film 'Manadesam, his first film as a hero was 'Palleturi Pilla'. It went on to become a super hit by running for 25 weeks. During that time Vijaya studio selected NTR as their permanent hero. He acted in Vijaya films like Shawkar (directed by LV Prasad), Pathala Bhairavi (directed by KV Reddy), Malleeswari (directed by BN Reddy) and Chandraharam (directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao). Pathala Bhairavi was the first Telugu film to complete silver jubilee. Malleswari was the first telugu film to be exhibited in abroad.NTR started his own production company called NAT along with Trivikrama Rao and produced a film called 'Pichi Pullayya' in 1952 that bombed at box office. In 1954, he produced 'Thodu Dongalu', which won President's Award as the best film. 'Tenali Ramakrishnudu', in which NTR acted as Sri Krishna Devaraya, won national award. Gudigantalu won a Nandi award. His film on dowry issue 'Varakatnam' won the National award and Nandi award.His social films like Adavi Ramudu, Vetagadu, Naya Aadmi(Hindi) and Sampoorna Ramayanam (Tamil) celebrated Golden Jubilee by running for 50 weeks. His films Palleturi Pilla, Maya Bazaar, Gundamma Katha, Sabhash Ramudu, Samsaram, Pelli Chesi Choodu, Daasi, Aggi Ramudu, Jayasimha, Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam, Rakta Sambhandam, Nartana Saala, Pandava Vanavasam, Aada Brathuku, Srikrishnavatharam, Ummadi Kutumbam, Ramu, Kodalu Diddina Kapuram, Desoddarakudu, Devudu Chesina Manushulu, Yamagola, Sardar Paparayudu, Kondaveeti Simham celebrated Silver Jubilee by running for 25 weeks. This list goes on if we include his 100 days films.In all, he acted in 292 films in a career spanning 33 years between 1949 and 1982. Of these, 274 are in Telugu, 15 in Tamil and three in Hindi.This apart, several of his Telugu films were dubbed into Tamil. Since NTR entered politics, he could not get any awards like 'Dada Saheb Falke' and 'Raghupathi Venkayya Naidu'. NTR could get only one award (Padmasri) from the government.(4) Akkineni Nageswara Rao :Akkineni Nageswara Rao was born on 22nd September 1923, in Venkataraghavapuram, Krishna District. He started his career in films with "Dharmapatni" in 1941. He acted in 160 Films as Hero in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Kannada languages. Some of his memorable films are Devadasu, Moogamanasulu, Missamma, Vipranarayana, Chakradhari, Kalidasu, Tenali Ramakrishna, Pramabhishekam, Premnagar etc...He founded his own production house "Annapurna Studios" in Hyderabad and produced movies under "Annapurna Studios" banner. He Was awarded Padmasri and Padmabhushan by the Government of India. Was awarded the prestigious Raghupathy Venkaiah award by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh for his outstanding contribution to Telugu cinema in 1989 also awarded Dadasaheb Phalke award by the Government of India in 1990 for his outstanding contribution to Indian Cinema.Telugu Actors :N.T.Rama RaoA. Nageswara RaoKrishna (Hero)Sobhan Babu (Hero)Gummadi (Hero & Character Artiste)Murali Mohan (Hero)Mohan Babu (Hero)Jaggayya (Hero & Character Artiste)Giri babu (Character Artiste)Bala Krishna (Hero)Nagarjuna (Hero)Venkatesh (Hero)Rajendra Prasad (Hero)Raja Sekhar (Hero)Chalapathi Rao (Character Artiste)Daggubati Raja (Hero),Bhagya Raj (Hero)Hari Krishna (Hero)Jagapathi Babu (Hero)Srikanth (Hero)Vadde Naveen (Hero)Venu (Hero)Mahesh BabuJunior. N.T.R (Hero)Sivaji (Hero)Taraka Ratna (Hero)Tarakaram (Hero)Sumanth (Hero)Gopi Chand (Hero)Sridhar (Hero)Madala Ranga RaoVishnu Vardhan (Hero)Manoj Kumar (Hero)Krishna Bhagavanand character artists :Narayana Rao, Mikkilineni, Mukkamala, Narra, Jagga Rao etc........Directors :Gudavalli Rama BrahmamL.V.PrasadK.Raghavendra Rao :He was born on 23rd May 1944 in Krishna District. He is the son of another great Director K.Bapaiah. He started his debut with "Babu" in 1975. He is the one who brought the glossy and grandeur to the Telugu films. He gave star status to the many actors and actress. K Raghavendra Rao, popularly known as Darsakendra. He has directed about 100 films in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and Kannada. He made blockbusters with NTR in the past and is producing a film for NTR's grandson now. He also directed films with ANR, Nagarjuna and Sumanth, the three generation actors of Akkineni vamsam. He did also direct the debut films of the most successful heroes Venkatesh and Mahesh Babu. He made super hit films with all the actors. He made many superstars in Telugu film indistry and 50% of his films are super hits. His movie "Annamayya" was the master piece in the Telugu film history. As a producer also he made 4 films.V.Madhusudhana RaoK.BapaiahK.S. Prakasa RaoG.Sambasiva RaoPratyagatmaTammareddi BharadwajaTatineni Prakasa RaoTatineni Rama RaoTatineni Rama RaoU.Visweswara RaoTripuraneni GopichandTripuraneni MaharadhiGutta RamineeduMadala Ranga RaoTatineni PrasadBhagya RajA.Mohan GandhiSaratTammareddi BharadwajaT.Kranthi KumarVijaya BapineeduK.VasuUppalapati Narayana RaoE.V.V.SatyanarayanaSiva Nageswara RaoThejaV.V.S.ChowdaryMuppalaneni SivaRavi Kumar ChowdaryB. gopalRajamouliChandra PrakashRavi Babu.....PRODUCERS1) Dr.D. Ramanaidu:-->Dr. Daggubati Ramanaidu (b. 6 June 1936) is an Indian movie producer. The 'Guinness Book of Records' lists him as the most prolific producer with 110 films under his banner called Suresh Productions. He plays a very short role (often a cameo) in all his productions, especially the later ones. Apart from producing Telugu movies, he has also produced movies in languages such as Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali. He is also a well known distributor in Andhra Pradesh with his wide distribution network sprea d all around Andhra Pradesh. His state of the art "Rama Naidu Studio" in Hyderabad is the best in the country today, where a Producer can just come with the money and take the print out after the shooting work and post production work. He is a member of the TDP and represented Bapatla in Guntur district in the 13th Lok Sabha (1999-2004).2) Cherukuri Ramoji Rao:Ramoji Rao incorporated the Ramoji Group in 1962, the Rs. 15 billion Ramoji Group became one of the biggest business houses in India. The group had interests in newspapers and magazines, hotels, films and television, investment companies, condiments and confectioneries, a 1000-acre film city, located 60 km from Hyderabad. It is a one of a kind, in the entire Asian region, facility which boasts state of the art production facilities for any kind of film making. It is the biggest studio in the World and enterd in to the "guinnes Book'. The Group made a foray into films with Ushakiron Movies. The Group established Mayuri Film Distributors todistribute its films and Mayuri Audio to market the audio cassettes of the films. In the early 1990s, Ushakiron Movies diversified into satellite television with ETV - the Telugu channel. Ch.Ramoji Rao is a star producer, Feted for producing meaningful and absorbing films that appeal to audiences across the social spectrum. The 20-year-old company has produced nearly 80 films in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi and Bangla. Offerings from Ushakiron Movies are known to be wholesome family entertainers.Some of the Other Producers :Dukkipati Madhusudhana RaoYarlagadda Venkanna ChaudaryNandamuri Trivikrama RaoV.B.Rajendra PrasadAluri Chakrapani (Venkata Subba Rao)L.V.PrasadK.S.Prakasa RaoAnumolu Subba RaoYarlagadda Rama Krishna PrasadYarlagadda Venkanna ChaudaryTammareddi Krishna MurthyAtluri PundareekashayyaG.Hanumantha Rao/ Adiseshagiri RaoVadde RameshChalasani GopiKosaraju Bhanu PrasadYarlagadda Sambhu PrasadMurali MohanMaganti Mohan BabuDasari PadmaNarasimhamnaiduKatragadda MurariT.K.P.ChatarjeeMukharjeeNavabharat Babu RaoSravanthi RavikishoreMahendraK.L.NarayanaChalasani Aswani DuttKanakamedala Devi Vara PrasadAkkineni VenkatAtluri Purnachandra RaoMaganti Ravindranath ChaudaryVijaya BapineeduMedikonda Murali KrishnaPokuri BaburaoMadala Ranga RaoK.S.Rama RaoK.V.V.SatyanarayanaRasi Narasimha RaoKranthi KumarMandava Gopala KrishnaVajja Srinivasa RaoSunkara Madhu MuraliK.Murali Mohana RaoBurugupalli Siva Rama KrisahnaV.V.S.ChaudaryRam PrasadBellamkonda SureshNannapaneni Anna RaoChadalavada Tirupathi Raoand many more........................Some of the famous Music Directors :Chakravarthy (Kommineni Apparao)Tatineni V Chalapathi RaoRamesh NaiduKeeravaniSriSrilekhaSome of the famous Cameramen :S.Venkata RatnamNandamuri HarikrishnaNandamuri Mohana KrishnaNavakanthRam PrasadHari AnumoluKamalakar Rao (Hindi)K.S.PrakashAdusumilli Vijaya KumarSome of the famous Writers :Paruchuri BrothersPosani Krishna MuraliSuryadevara Ram Mohana RaoTripuraneni MaharadiSome of the Well known Studios owned by Kammas :Vahini Studio/ Madras (Chakrapani - Partner)Annapoorna Studio/ Hyderabad - Akkineni Nageswara RaoRamakrishna Studios/ Hyderabad - N.T.RSaradhi Studio/ Hyderabad - Yarlagadda Ramakrishna PrasadRamoji Film City/ Hyderabad - Cherukuri Ramoji RaoPadmalaya Studios/ Hyderabad - KrishnaRamanaidu Studio/ Hyderabad - RamaniaduC.C.Film city/ Hyderabad - K.S.Rama RaoPakshiraja Studio/ Coimbatore - S.M.Sirramulu NaiduChamundeswari Studio/ Bangalore - S.M.Sriramulu Naidu

HISTORYKamma population in Karnataka is about 20 lakhs. Kammas in Karnataka are mainly Agriculturists and Landlords. Only a few people entered into Business and Industrial sectors. Kammas are mostly concentrated in Bellary, Koppal, Kolar, Chitradurga Districts and Bangalore city and also in few parts of Tumkur, Mysore, Raichur, Hubli and Shimoga areas. Bellary : Nearly 4.5 lakhs Kammas are living in Bellary District, 1/3 of them are migrated from the Costal Districts and Rayalaseema of Andhra Pradesh, they were settled in Bellary Urban, Hospet, Siriguppa and other areas. They have introduced commercial crops like Cotton, Chilly and Sugar Cane in these areas, but most of them are cultivating paddy. Kammas are first to introduce modern technologies in agriculture, using Diesel pump sets, Electric motors and Harvesting machines etc...Famous Kamma people in Bellary:Mundluru Gangappa: Was twice elected as MLA for Combined Madras State and KarnatakaMundluru Ramappa: Was MLA from 1978 to 1993 and served as Minister for EnergyMundluri Hanumanna: Was Municipla Chairman, BellaryMullangi Doddabasappa: Was Municipal chairman, BallaryMundluri Divakar Babu: Was Municipal Chairman, MLA and Minister in S.M.Krishna CabinetMullangi RavindraYelamanchili Venkateswara Rao: He was migrated from Krishna District, He worked for Andhra Prabha and Andhra Jyothi, Sr.Journalist. He is the father of Poultry Industry in and around Bellary, fought for the rights of farmers and educate them towards new technologies in agriculture.Bheemaneni Kondaiah: Was MLC, MLA from Hospet

List of MLAs in Karnataka Assembly :V.P.Deendayal Naidu (Ex. Housing Boardf Chairman)Mundluru GangappaMundluru Ramappa (Ex.Minister)VenkatramayyaK.Doraswamy NaiduG.H.Aswartha Reddy (Ex.Minister)M.Raghupathi (Ex,Minister)G.H.Thippa ReddyBheemaneni KondaiahGopinath Sandra (Ex.Minister)Divakar Babu Mundluru (Ex.Minister)Katta Subrahmanyam Naidu (Present Minister)List of MPs :Nil---List of Karnataka State Ministers :Mundluri Ramappa (Minister for Energy)G.H.Aswartha Reddy ( Minister for Energy)M.Raghupathi (Minister for Education)Sandra Gopinath (Minister for Housing)Mundluri Divakar Babu ( Minister of State for Rural Devalopment & Panchayat Raj)Katta Subrahmanyam Naidu, BJP (Minister of State for Small Scale Industries)Industrialists From Karnataka:1) United Telecoms Industry :Cherukuri. Basavapurnaiah , Chairman of United Telecoms Ltd.Over the last two decades, UTL has grown from a single company to a group of nine companies with a annual turnover of USD 150 million and employing 2500 personnel. UTL has a presence all over India through its network of offices, service centers and channel partners. Each of the group company is a leading entity in its field of specialization contributing immensely to country's industrial progress and economic growth.The group companies are:NSP Electronics Ltd ( NSP )Priyaraj Electronics Ltd ( PEL )United MIcroelectronic Solutions Ltd ( UMSL )Promuk Hoffman International Ltd ( PHIL )UTL Utility Systems Ltd ( UUSL )Raja Magnetcs Ltd ( RML )UTL Technologies LtdUnited Telelinks ( BLR ) Pvt LtdUTL Metals LtdWebsite : http://www.utlindia.com/2) SPM India Limited :G.V.Damodara Naidu, Chairman & Managing Director.SPM INDIA LTD is a major setup of G.D. group of industries and was founded in the year 1989 to manufacture Special Purpose Machines / Test Rigs, Jigs & Fixtures and Hydraulic Clamping Devices. Started as partnership firm presently a deemed Public Limited Company. SPMIL is a Special Purpose Machinery manufacturer and manufactures ‘make to order’ products. The site shall reflect the unique expertise of SPMIL in developing such solutions.Website : http://www.spmil.com/3) Hind High Vacuum Co. Pvt. Ltd :S.V.Narasaiah Hind High Vacuum Co. Pvt. Ltd. started as an entrepreneurial venture to produce simple vacuum equipments. It has grown into a medium sized company focusing on innovations. The initial phase was a product development phase involving learning and credibility building. In the subsequent phase, there was deepening of technological capability and later the market expansion stage emerged. In the later phase the focus on building systems and taking up complex tasks. In the first phase the challenge was learning and credibility building. In the second phase, developing processes for quality manufacturing. In the current phase, the focus has been on developing complex and innovative systems. The main reasons for the success of HHV has been its entrepreneurial orientation, continuous seeking of challenging opportunities and close relationship with users.4) Greenesol Power Systems Pvt. Ltd.,Greenesol Power is headed by its Chairman and Managing Director Mr. JSR Prasad. Started in the year 2003 under long term business co-operation agreement with M/s. Hangzhou Steam Turbine Company, pioneers & leaders in the field of turbo-machinery, having their major manufacturing unit and head quarters in the 'People's Republic Of China. Greenesol Power Systems comprises of a team of over 60 power plant engineers and is a set-up dedicated to catering to the power generation needs of Indian Clients. Greenesol Power Systems core competence lies in Engineering, Procurement, Supply, Erection & Commissioning of steam turbine based power plants in the range of 3 MW to 80 MW. Website : http://www.greenesolpower.com/5) Lahari Audio :G.Manoharan Naidu, Managing Director - Lahair AudioG.Manoharan Naidu launched Lahari Recording company in 1980. The Company owns 6500 titles. Lahari has a network of offices and sales outlets all over the country. It is the well known recording company in South India.6) Movva Associates :-->Movva Venkata Ramana, Managing PartnerMovva Associates is a well known professional engineering organization operating since early 1999. Since then it has been engaged in technical design, manufacture and supply, maintenance, consultancy and management services. it has emerged a successful Ad agency and acquired the benefit of distilled experience in constructing more than 250 hitech fully lit (backlit) bus shelters. Movva Associates is also into other outdoor media’s in Karnataka like Unipoles, Hoardings, Medians and Gantries. Movva Associates are the first ISO Certified advertising agency in India.Website : http://movva-associates.com/7) Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab:Dr.Krishna Mikkilineni, Vice President and Managing Director of Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab (HTSL). At HTSL Research & Technology focuses on enhancing mission critical technologies in the areas of aerospace, industrial and building solutions and also collaborates with Honeywell product R&D groups and Honeywell Research Labs. It has now 1000+ people working in various domains. and it hasoffices at Bangalore, Madhurai, Chaina, Singapore.Website : http://qwww.honeywell.com/8) Dhanalakshmi Bank :

P.S. Prasad - Managing Director & CEO, DR P. Raja Mohan Rao is the single largest shareholder of Dhanalakshmi Bank. Dhanalakshmi Bank was incorporated on 14th November 1927 by a group of enterprising entrepreneurs at Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala with a Capital of Rs.11,000/- and had only 7 employees. It became a Scheduled Commercial Bank in the year 1977. It has today attained national stature with 180 branches and 26 Extension Counters spread over the States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi and West Bengal. The Bank serviced a business of Rs. 4223 crores as on 31.03.06 comprising deposits of Rs.2533 crores and advances of Rs.1690 crores.Website : http://www.dhanbank.com/9) Karuturi Networks :

K.S. Ramakrishna, Managing Director, Karuturi Networks Karuturi Networks Limited was founded six years ago as one of the first movers in the Internet Software space. From very humble beginnings, the company became the first listed ".com" in the country with an enterprise valuation of USD 45 million.KARNET is the Broadband ISP avatar of Karuturi Networks Limited. Planned and designed as the country's first one-stop Business Internet Infrastructure company. Karnet is also listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange with a market cap of Rs. 90 crores.KARNET is a pure play wholesale Bandwidth supplier with state-of-the-art infrastructure from Sun Microsystems and Nortel Networks of USA. Website : http://www.e-karnet.net/10) www.rosebazaar.com :

Karuturi Siva Ramakrishna, Managing DirectorIt is a portal for the $ 50 billion world trade. It is a global market place for Flowers. It is also an information and learning center on Flower trade. It has a retail shop for flowers and bouquets and plants and it is also an auction center for flowers from around the globe for now.It is FlowerBizNet with a big difference.Website : http://www.rosebazaar.com/11) Suma Springs :

Established in the year 1991 by Late Sri. T. Hari, SUMA SPRINGS PVT LTD., located in Bangalore, the silicon valley of India and has built a strong reputation as a reliable manufacturer of High Quality Precision Coil Springs. Presently headed by Mr. H. Satish Hari, follows the vision of success initiated by our founder Managing Director Sri. T. Hari, who had been in the field for over three decades. Initially promoted as a family concern in a small way and has gradually reached the present level by the sheer hard work of the Directors. SUMA SPRINGS is now one of the leading manufacturer of Springs. Suma Springs also extended our manufacturing facility at Pondicherry as well.Website : http://www.sumasprings.com/12) The Bobba Group :

Mr. V.S. Bobba – CMD - Bobba Group of CompaniesBobba Group of Companies under the Chairmanship of Mr. V.S. Bobba, a technocrat himself, has put in more than four decades of experience in the aviation field. The Group presently with 350 personnel manages different interests in the Aviation, Power and Philanthropy. The Bobba Group started as General Sales Agents for Lufthansa German Airlines-Cargo Division in the year 1993 at Chennai. As an extension of its services, the Group then launched Bobba Aviation Ground Handling Services for Lufthansa Cargo and the Ground and Air Technical Services Company which co-ordinates activities between carriers, shippers, exporters and importers. Hydro Power is the largest renewable resource being used for the generation of electricity. Under the Central policy of permitting private sector participation in the development of power , the Government of Karnataka has allotted the implementation of five projects “ Build, Own, and Operate “ basis, to the Bobba Group.Website : http://bobbagroup.com/13) Loyalty Solutions and Research Limited :

Vijay Bobba Founder, CEOMr. Bobba is the founding CEO of Loyalty Solutions & Research Ltd (LSRL). LSRL is the creator of i-mint - India's first nationwide coalition loyalty and consumers rewards program. Loyalty Solutions and Research Limited (LSRL)Incorporated on 28thFebruary 2006, Loyalty Solutions & Research Limited (LSRL) is a public limited company formed under the Companies Act, 1956. The company is a subsidiary of TechProcessSolutions Limited. Both companies are a network company of ICICI Venture Funds. LSRL’s core line of business is to conceptualize, design, develop, promote, and market consumer loyalty programs. The company’s management and advisory team brings decades of experience in enhancingconsumer experience through unique customer rewards and loyalty solutions. LSRL has offices in Mumbai and Bangalore.Loyalty Solutions Corporation, Inc. (LSC) was created to help identify the many industries where loyalty and rewards are as yet unbroached. Taking advantage of proven yet cutting edge technology, a global resource network, and over 30 years of customer loyalty experience, LSC is a new company poised to be a leader in loyalty and rewards for the 21st century. LSRL can deliver individual aspects of rewards program (technology, program development, operations infrastructure), or manage a complete solution as your partner.Website : http://www.corp-lsc.com/14) Manyata Tech Park :

Sapphire Infrastructure Development P.Ltd.,Reddy Veeranna, chairman & MD : Manayta Tech Park is approved by the Government of Karnataka as an infrastructure project and the Government order to this effect has been provided to enable smooth and uncomplicated transition for anyone wishing to become part of business operating in the Tech Park. Manyata Tech Park is designed to give access and high visibility with hassle – free, green and productive environment. The Tech Park is on the lines of international quality and deliver – meeting the specific requirements to suit clients functioning can be incorporated with at most ease.Website : http://www.manyatatechpark.com/15) Solectron Centum Electronics Limited :

Mallavarapu Appa Rao, Managing Director Solectron Centum Electronics Limited is a Indo-US joint venture company and listed on Mumbai and Bangalore stock exchanges. Solectron Centum Electronics is the part of Solectron, a leading Electronics Manufacturing service company, offering diverse EMS portfolio, which includes Design, Development, Manufacturing and post manufacturing services. Solectron has a world wide presence with several operations in The Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe. Solectron is the only company to have won the Malcolm Balridge National Quality Award twice. Solectron Centum Electronics Limited, is the leading Indian company offering state of art solutions for Frequency Control Products (FCP), Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS), Hybrid Micro Circuits (HMC)Website : http://www.solectroncentum.com/16) DM Cements P. Ltd., ( 3 Cement Factories): N.Jayaram, Managing Director :17) SCM Sugars Ltd., :

Mandava Prabhakara Rao, Chairman and Managing Director.SCM Sugars Ltd., has implemented its integrated Sugar- Cogen plant in the Koppa village of Mandya District in Karnataka in the year 2004 and set new standards in factory-farmer relationship. Presently operating at 3500 TCD capacity sugar refinery & 26MW co-generation plant using the latest technology of sugar manufacturing and energy management, SCM is rapidly expanding its operation by acquisitions and setting up green field integrated sugar complex in sync with bullish long term outlook of the industry and robust Indian economy.The company is in the process of setting up 90 KLPD ethanol plant in the present facility to capture the economics of the bio-fuel.Website : http://www.scmsugars.com/18) Deepak Cables: : Karuturi Surya Rao, Chairman Karuturi Venkateswara Rao, MD :EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

1) PES Group (Peoples Education Society): (Bangalore)M.R.Doraswamy Naidu founded Peoples Education Society in 1972, with just over 40 students in a rented gymnasium at Bangalore. Today, they have more than 8000 students spread across three different campuses in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.P.E.S.Group of Institutions:PES Institute of Medical Science & Research (Medical College-Kuppam/AP)PES School of NursiingPES Institute of Technology (2 Engineering Colleges)PES School of ManagementPES PG College of Computer Applications (MCA)PES PG Studies & Research CentrePES Institute of Applied SciencesPES College of PharmacyPES Institute of PharmacyPES College of ManagementPES Institute of Hotel ManagementPES College of Computer ApplicationsPES PolytechnicPES Degree CollegePES PU CollegeWebsite : http://www.pes.edu/2) Indian Academy Education Trust: (Bangalore)Group Institutions :Indian Academy - Centre for Research & Post Graduate StudiesIndian Academy - School of Management StudiesIndian Academy - Degree CollegeIndian Academy - College of NursingIndian Academy - School of NursingIndian Academy - Pre-University CollegeWebsite : http://www.iadcollege.com/3) Kammavari Sangham Institute Of Technology Engineering College: (Bangalore)4) The Little Roses International School: (Bangalore)The Little Roses PU College

Tamilnadu Kamma History ::The Telugu language is the mother tongue for the 35%+ of the population of Tamilnadu. There are more than 20 Telugu castes living in almost all the Districts of Tamilnadu. Among them Kamma have more population (40 lakhs) whose concentration is in three regions of Tamilnadu. (The Northern region, West and Southern regions). These people are talking Telugu in their home but are not able to read and write except the people of border area of Andhra, but they have been following traditional customs and cultural activities.The Kamma's had their migration from the earliest period but more people have migrated during the Vijayanagar rule. Today the Kamma people are known as 'Kammavar naidu' in some areas and Nayakkars in some other regions of Tamilnadu, since they were the warriors of Naick Chief in those days. 'Vadugu' in Tamil means Telugu language. All the Telugu speaking people in Tamilnadu are 'Vadugars' including Kammas.Kamma's social, economic and cultural life differs from zone to zone due to the ecological conditions.

South Zone : The South zone consists of present day Madurai, Ramanathapuram and Tirunalvely Districts where the Kammavars are living mostly in villages. The black cotton soil and the dry climate were liked by Kammas who were specialist in Cotton and Chilly cultivation in Tamilnadu. Kammas living in villages where the Headman or 'Voor Naicker' (Village Naicker) was a Kamma who controlled the entire village. The Kammas of this region are treated as Backward Class people (economically and educationally) and availed the educational concessions and employment opportunities in the Government offices. The Government policy was helpful to the Kamma people who studied well and got employment in the Government offices and migrated to their work places. Thus they have spread all over the State.

West Zone : TCoimbatore, Erode, Salem and Dharmapuri Districts belong to the west zone where Kamma people are living in villages and doing agriculture. The Kamma people of Coimbatore District were the pioneers in introducing modern inputs in agriculture. They have fitted diesel and electric pump sets in their wells at first in Tamilnadu. Agro based industries were started by Kammas in this region. Further they have cultivated commercial crops like cotton, sugarcane, tobacco and other horticulture. This helped to start Ginning mills, Spinning mills and Textile mills in the area. Most of the people are doing agriculture successfully and interested in agro based small scale industries. The Kamma Textile and Industrial giants of this area are benevolent in starting educational institutions and medical hospitals to serve all the communities. The farmer's movement of 1980's was started from this District by Sri.C.Narayanaswamy Naidu, which got widespread support from all the states of India.

North Zone : The North Zone comprises the Districts of Madras, Chengelpat, North Arcot and South Arcot Districts. The Kammas of this region are the 'Sons of the Soil' and not migrators as the people of Southern and Western zones. So they have followed Andhra customs more than their counterparts in other regions. Most of them were able to read and write Telugu language. This Telugu is pure, which is not understandable by the Kammas of other regions. Here people are identified with their surname ( Intiperu) and they have used their surname (Intiperu) as their initials before their names. Educational concessions were not available by the people of this region because they are treated as Forward Community They are doing their traditional agriculture and raised commercial crops like sugarcane, groundnut, paddy and others. But now some have migrated to urban centres and are doing various businesses and industries. Brick industry near and around Chennai is in Kamma's hands.

1) PSG Naidu & Sons: (Founder PSG Group of Companies):The P.S.G. family, traces its history to Periya Veedu Venkatarama Naidu in the later part of the 18th or the beginning of the 19th centuries. The letter `P' in P.S.G. is derived from Periya Veedu, `S' after Sama Naidu, the third son of Venkatarama Naidu, and `G' after Govindadamy Naidu, the second son of Sama Naidu. It was P.S. Govindadamy Naidu, the founder of the legacy, who gave Coimbatore its four illustrious sons — P.S.G. Venkatasamy Naidu,P.S.G Rangasamy Naidu,P.S.G Ganga Naidu and P.S.G Narayanasamy Naidu. The Naidu family, like many others in the region, were simple farmers in Peelamedu.The family established a sizeable cotton trade with many of the mostly British-owned mills in the city. With the flourishing trade, they acquired land, which they irrigated with the help of oil-powered engines and were the first to use tractors in their farms.A ginning factory was also established in 1911. It was 1918, a war was going on and disaster struck the PSG family. Trade took a beating and P.S. Govindadamy Naidu passed away. The enterprising P.S.G brothers were also the first (in 1931) to use electric power from the Pykara Electricity System, replacing the older technology of generating power through steam engines. Their courage and forethought has continued till date, with the family having many such firsts to its credit. The businesses of the P.S.G family started to grow and flourish and now, one can see its descendants running a diverse pool of large industries.PSG Naidu & Sons Charities (Education)::The P.S. Govindadamy Naidu and Sons Charities was registered on January 26, 1926. P.S.G Rangasamy Naidu was the initial torchbearer and the trust's first managing trustee.The facade of the Sarvajana School :It is said that the trust took its form and shape under him. This visionary, termed the trust's architect, was conferred the prestigious British India honour of Dewan Bahadur in 1941. Technical institute :The P.S.G. Trust and its institutions continued to grow and in 1926, the foundation stone was laid for the P.S.G Industrial Institute. Soon, others things followed. In 1940, P.S.G manufactured the first baling press for the textile industry; in 1947, it set up the first private arts college with the efforts of P.S.G. Ganga Naidu, and in 1951, established the College of Technology. After a gap of three decades, the Institute of Medical Science and Research came up in 1985. What is most noticeable is that the institutions always worked in relation to reality, producing and providing products and services needed for the industry. Many tall personalities have originated from the P.S.G line, from the great educationist G.R. Damodaran to G. R. Govindarajulu and Chandrakanthi Govindarajulu and the late G. Varadaraj. Many in the P.S.G line continue to make a mark in many areas like educationist Dr. D. Padmanaban, industrialist Rajshree Pathy and racer Narain Karthikeyan.

2) G.D.Naidu: (Founder UMS group):G.D. Naidu. Born on March 23rd, 1893, in Kalangal near Coimbatore, this school dropout began his Transport business in 1920, with the purchase of a passenger auto-coach, which he himself drove for the service between Pollachi and Palani. In a matter of a few years, his United Motor Service (UMS) owned the most efficient fleet of public transport vehicles in the country. In 1937, the first motor to be produced in India, was brought out at G D Naidu's UMS factory.As an inventor, G D Naidu was one-of-a-kind in the country. He invented an Electric Razor - Rasant, that gave users far more shaves than other existing options in the international market. Among his other inventions were the super-thin shaving blades, a distance adjuster for film cameras, a special fruit juice extractor, a tamper-proof vote-recording machine and a kerosene-run fan. In 1941, he announced that he had the ability to manufacture five-valve Radio sets in India at a mere Rs 70/- a set. In 1952, his brainchild - the indigenously built Petrol engine two-seater Car (costing a mere Rs 2,000/-) rolled out. But production was stopped subsequently, because of the Government's refusal to grant the necessary license.His inventiveness was not confined to machinery alone. He is said to have grown ten feet high Cotton plants, millet plants with high yields and several injections for plants that made possible what Sir C V Raman called "Botanic marvels". On his trips abroad, Naidu always seemed to draw appreciation for his innovations and his personal drive. In 1935, he personally filmed the funeral of King George V at London. In 1936, he met Adolf Hitler in Germany (even taking Still Photographs of the Fuhrer). Among the Indian stalwarts that GD Naidu's camera captured were Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru and Subash Chandra Bose. GD Naidu remained an outsider to Politics, despite having contested and lost in the 1936 Provincial General Elections. In 1944, Naidu retired from active involvement with his automobile combine and announced several philanthropic measures including grants f or Research scholarships and welfare schemes for his employees and the depressed sections of society. Through Naidu's efforts and his donations the Arthur Hope Polytechnic and the Arthur Hope College of Engineering were set up. In 1967, the G D Naidu Industrial Exhibition, conceptualised, designed and built by the great man himself, was established. With his demise on the 4th of January, 1974, Coimbatore lost its greatest ambassador to the world. There have been several tributes paid to this legend, but none seems as apt as that by Sir C V Raman: "A great educator, an entrepreneur in many fields of engineering and industry, a warm-hearted man filled with love for his fellows and a desire to help them in their troubles, Mr Naidu is truly a man in a million - perhaps this is an understatement!" Sri G.D. Naidu was an Industrialist and a keen educationalist. He started on of the Best Engineering College in the year 1945 in Coimbatore under the name "Sri Arthur Hope College of Technology". He donated this college in the year 1949 to the Government . This college is now known as the Government College of technology, Coimbatore. Later in 1946, he started another Institute in the name of Industrial Labour Welfare Association (ILWA) and is presently known as G.D. Naidu Charities. His aim was to impart Higher Education with more emphasis on practical training so that the students can get employment immediately.

3) Mr.P.Ramachandran: (Former Union Minister/ Governor):-->Born on July 11, 1921, Mr. Ramachandran, a close associate of Kamaraj. Mr. Ramachandran, popularly known as Paa. Raa., took to politics early in life when he joined the Congress during the freedom struggle. He was a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1967 and the chief whip from 1962 to 1967. When the Congress split in 1969, he remained with the Congress(O) and later became its State president. After the death of Kamaraj in 1975, he continued to lead the party, though many of his partymen joined the Congress(I) in 1976. However, he merged the Congress(O) with the Janata Party in 1977. Elected to the Lok Sabha as a Janata Party candidate from the Madras Central constituency in 1977, he served as Union Minister for Energy in the Morarji Desai Cabinet. After the fall of the Morarji Desai Government in 1979, he joined the Congress(I) headed by Indira Gandhi. He was Chairman of the Food Corporation of India in 1980 after which, in 1981, he became the Governor of Kerala, a post he held till 1988.

4) K.G.Naidu: (Founder KG Group of Indistries):Dharmaveera K Govindaswamy Naidu :Annur Dharmaveera Namboorar Sri K Govindaswamy Naidu (July 12, 1907 - January 28, 1995), popularly known as KG, was an industrialist and philanthropist from Coimbatore, in Tamil Nadu, in South India. Background : Annur Dharmaveera Namboorar Sri K Govindaswamy Naidu was born to an agricultural family. His formative years were difficult, and he had very little formal education. For a while he worked with his father who was a highway contractor. He started his own business before he was twenty years old, after gaining experience in a grocery shop as an assistant.Industry : In 1932, KG started his first ginning factory. Over the next six decades, his industrial ventures were in cotton ginning and spinning, weaving denim fabrics, manufacturing terry towels, castings, motor pumpsets and entertainment with an asset base of Rs.200 crores and sales of Rs.300 crores, of which more than 25% came from exports. He believed in modern technology and set high standards in the business practices and for products manufactured.Philanthropy : KG was a proponent of such ideals as vegetarianism, teetotalism, piety, simple living and punctuality. He was an early riser who believed that hardwork and discipline helped achieve whatever goals you set in business. His favourite deity was Palani Sri Dhandayudapani Swamy, who he believed to be the source of all his achievements.KG donated generously to a number of causes: religious, educational, medical service, social services, and poverty alleviation. Among his good works are six schools, a hospital with 300 beds, and scores of temples. Annandhanam – serving food - was his favorite act of service. He donated to mosques and churches also. He believed that he was only an instrument in the hands of Lord Muruga in his service to humanity.HISTORY : Dating back to 1932, the group was founded by Mr.K.Govindasamy Naidu, a leading industrialist and philanthropist from Coimbatore, thus earning its acronym 'KG' and the Trademark. With its deep rooted base in Coimbatore, 'The Manchester of South India' the KG Group made its mark as a cotton-trading venture and today stands as an USD 150 million company with diversified interests. Pre-eminent among the K.G. Group units is the K.G. Hospital, a 300-bed specialty facility offering a multitude of services through different departments equipped with the newest technology with the most dedicated, caring, and excellent team of physicians and surgeons. The K.G. Heart Center is committed to Total Heart Care aided by its most modern facilities. Additionally the K.G. Eye Hospital with its latest additions in eye care equipments reaches out far and wide to the poorest and the tribal areas with its free vision camps and programs

5) Justice V.Ramaswamy: (Former Punjab& Haryana High Court Chief Justice):-->Justice.V.Ramaswamy was the High Court Judge, Madras and also was the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court. After that he was appionted as Supreme Court Judge in 1990. After the retirement he was appointed Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Law Commission. His son Sanjay Ramaswamy, former MLA from Sivakasi, also he is the husband of Srilatha, sister of famous heroin Sreedevi.

6) V.Genguswamy Naidu:Born on 1931 in Pethappampatti village near Udamalpet, Coimbator District. He married Mrs. Rajyalakshmi, the illustrious Daughter of Sri. G.V.Govindas Swamy Naidu, The First Generation Industrialist of Udamalpet. His Associationsand contacts with various industries, educational institutions, service organisations and religious institutions would bear ample testimony to his splendid personality. He is the Chairman of Srivenkatesa Group of Industries, which include Textile and Paper mills. Was farmer Chairman All India Small Scale Papaer Mills Association. South India Paper Mills Association. He is the Founder, Trustee and member of many Educational Institutions in and around Udamalapet and Coimbatore. He is the Founder President, Tamilnadu Kamma Naidu Mahajana Sangam, President, TamilnaduTelugu Federation He is one of the founders of World Telugu Fedaration and currently he is the Advisor. The Pondicherry University honoured him by conferring Doctorate in 1989.

7) V.Gopalaswamy:Vaiko (Mr. V.Gopalswamy) is a prominent politician in Tamil Nadu, in south India. Born in Kallingappatti, Distt. Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) in 1944, he is the founder of the MDMK, a political party that espouses the cause of the Tamil people and Tamil nationalism. He is a well known orator , known for his fiery political speeches. Vaiko is well-known for his unequivocal support for the LTTE and other organizations fighting for T amil nationhood. In 2001, Vaiko was arrested by the Government of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu at that time, J. Jayalalitha, for making a speech supporting the LTTE, under a controversial law called Prevention of Terrorist Activities Act (POTA). Vaiko refused to back down, and spent 19 months in prison. Vaiko has never sought the post of a minister, though he was as instrumental in being the king maker, making his colleagues cabinet ministers and minsters of state. He was Member Rajya Sabha (1978-1996), Member Loksabha, 1999.Website : http://www.vaiko-mdmk.com/

8) S.R.Balasubramanian:He was, Union Minister of State for Personnel, Pension and Public Grievances in the United Front Government (1996-1998), after he won the Nilgiris Lok Sabha seat in 1996 as Tamil Maanila Congress candidate. Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 1989-1991; 1991-1996 (Leader of Opposition); Pradesh Congress Committee Member from 1964-1996; Convenor, District Youth Congress from 1967 to 1968; General Secretary, District Congress from 1968 to 1971; All India Congress Committee Member 1969-1996.General Secretary, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee 1980-1982; Chief Whip, Congress Legislature Party 1989-1991; Leader, Congress Legislature Party, and Leader of Opposition, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 1991-1996.

9) Velagapudi Lakshman Dutt:-->He was the Former Chairman, FICCI (Federation of Indian Industry and Commerce). He is the Vice-Chair of International Chamber of Commerce. He is the Chairman and Managing Director KCP Group.

10) K. Damodaraswamy Naidu (Annapoorna Group of Restaurants) :-->Founder of the Sree Annapoorna chain of restaurants, K Damodaraswami Naidu, came from Peedampalli vilage. He opend a small canteen in a theatre in 1962. Heand his brothers opened their first vegetarian restaurant at R S Puram in 1968. Since then their chain of restaurants have enjoyed continued success with their centralised kitchen concept and their emphasis on quality in procurement of groceries, preparation and handling of food. The company is also into catering, retailing and manufacturing of masalas, curry powders and pre-cooked items.

11) K. Ragupathy (Mayor-In_charge)/Deputy Mayor , Coimbatore Municipal Corporation :K.Raghupathy, born and grown at peelamedu.Date of Birth 08.09.1949 was a student of PSG primary school,Peelamedu.Had his High school education at Sarva Jana Higher Secondary School.Undergone PUC at Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidhyalaya,Coimbatore.Passed B.Com., from APSAC College. Elected as Councillor (Cong-I) in Ward No.1, Coimbatore Municipal Corporation from 1996-2001. From 2001 he is re-elected from the same ward and elected as the Deupty Mayor of Coimbatore Corporation.

12) D.Sudarsanam :D. Sudarasanam (MLA) elected from Poonamallee was chosen leader of the Congress Legislative Party (CLP). He was the pro-tem Speaker of the 234-member house but his party with 34 seats was denied the posts of both speaker and deputy speaker. Sudarsanam Senior Congress leader and TNCC treasurer.

13) Dr. E. Balagurusamy :Dr. E. Balagurusamy, the Vice Chancellor of Anna University holds a doctorate in Systems Engineering. He also serves as the Honorary Chairman of the Governing Council of Mahaveer Academy of Technology and Sciences, Bangalore. He was also the founder Director of PSG institution of Management at Coimbatore for six years, advisor to the Andhra Pradesh government for 10 years and the Chairman, EBG Foundation, Bangalore. He has devoted himself to promoting computer education and training in the country for the last two decades. He also served as a consultant to Punjab and Rajasthan Governments on Science and Technology Development. Dr. Balagurusamy has established a large number of institutions and computer centres and serves on the boards of a number of universities and organisations, both in India and abroad. He continues to serve as a consultant to the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation on expert systems since 1991.

15) Prof. G.R.Damodaran :Prof G R Damodaran (1914-1986) was one of the great educational visionaries and institution builders of our country. Over a period of four decades, totally dedicated to the cause of education, Prof G R Damodaran made outstanding, unparalleled contributions to educational development. He developed the PSG Group of institutions into nationally renowned centres of excellence in Arts, Humanities, Engineering, Applied Sciences and Management. Dr G R Damodaran held, with distinction, numerous positions of leadership, at the regional and national levels which included the following:Chairman of the Southern Regional Committee of the All India Council for Technical Education (1971-77)Member of the All India Council for Technical Education and some of its boardsChairman of the Government of India’s High Power Committee on the Reorganization of Polytechnic Education (1969-71)Member of the Lok Sabha and the Tamilnadu Legislative Council spanning over two decadesVice-Chancellor of the University of MadrasChairman and member of a large number of high level Committees related to several aspects and sectors of Education

17) Sridevi :Sridevi also known as Sreedevi Ayyapan, was born on August 13, 1963 in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu. She is an Indian actress who has starred in hundreds of Tamil,Telugu, Hindi, and Malayalam films and is known as one of the most talented and successful actresses in Kollywood, Tollywood and Bollywood. Shestarted her career as a child artiste in the Tamil movie Kandhan Karunai (1967). During her early adult career, she acted in a number of Tamil and Malayalam movies. Many of her Malayalam movies were directed by I. V. Sasi. Some examples of her notable Malayalam movies are: Aadhyapaadam, Aalinganam, Kuttavum Sikshaiyum, Aa Nimisham. In 1976, she got her first big break in Tamil movies as a heroine in K. Balachander's Moondru Mudichu, where she starred opposite both Kamal Haasan and Rajnikanth. In many ways, this movie was a landmark in Tamil filmdom. It was also one of Rajnikanth's first major movies.In 1978, she starred in her first Hindi film, Solva Saawan which failed at the box office. However, her second movie, Himmatwala, went on to be a super-duper success. After a six-year hiatus, Sridevi returned to the small screen, briefly, in the popular Sahara sitcom Malini Iyer (2004-2005). She also appeared on Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai for Karishma Kapoor (2004) and as a judge in the TV show Kaboom (2005). She also starred in the Lux ad along with Shah Rukh Khan. She is slated to return to the big screen in a sequel to Mr India.She is a member of the Board of Directors at the Asian Academy of film and television.She performed an 80's medley at the 52nd Filmfare Awards on February 24th, 2007 to a grand reception from fans and colleaguesAwards and honoursFilmfare Awards1981 FilmFare Award (South) for Tamil Film Meendum Kokila1983 FilmFare Award Nomination for Sadma1989 Filmfare Award Nomination for Chandni1989 Filmfare Best Actress Award for Chaalbaaz1991 Filmfare Best Actress Award for Lamhe1992 FilmFare Award For Telugu Film Kshana Kshanam1992 Filmfare Award Nomination for Khuda Gawah1993 Filmfare Award Nomination for Gumrah1994 Filmfare Award Nomination for Laadla1997 Filmfare Award Nomination for JudaaiOther awards1993 Nandi Award For Telugu Film Kshana Kshanam1994 Giant Awards For Contribution to Hindi Cinema1998 Screen Awards Nomination for Judaai2003 MAMI Award for Excellent Contribution to Hindi Cinema2005 Vamsee Art Theatres International's Lifetime Achievement Award1996 Toronto Best Actress Award for Devaragam

18) Padmashri Govindappa Venkataswamy :-->Govindappa Venkataswamy, a pioneer in mass eye care delivery, died here on July-8-2006. Friday. He was 87. Dr. Venkataswamy, who was known as Dr. V to his friends and admirers throughout the world, was ailing for some time.Born into a farmer's family on October 1, 1918 at Vadamalapuram in Tuticorin district, Dr. V's vision was providing world-class eye care at affordable cost to people in the hinterland. He achieved this with the evolution of the `Aravind Eye Care System,' now followed in many developed and developing nations, from the Aravind Eye Hospital founded by him. He was a legend in the community of ophthalmologists and a pioneer in conducting mass free eye camps since the early 1970s.Dr. V founded the Govel Trust on retirement in 1976 after serving in the Stanley and Madurai medical colleges. The trust later started the Aravind Eye Hospitals in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. His efforts to duplicate the Aravind model found success in many developing countries. His dream was to start at least 100 hospitals across the country.The awards conferred on him include the Padma Sri, the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness Organisation Award, Helen Keller International Award, WHO Award for Health for All, Academy International Blindness Prevention Award, International Social Entrepreneurship Award and Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Republic.

19) Padmashri P.Namperumalsamy :He is the Chairman and Professor of Ophthalmology of Aravind Eye Hospitals, Madurai. The 67-year-old Dr. Namperumalsamy is a retina-vitreous expert who now specialises in diabetic retinopathy. A postgraduate fellow of the University of Illinois, Chicago, Dr. Namperumalsamy started the country's first Low Vision Aid Centre at the Government Rajaji Hospital here in 1971. Later, he associated himself with the Aravind Eye Hospital. He was honoured by the American Academy of Ophthalmology with its Achievement Award in 2006. Dr. P. Namperumalsamy, Chairman, Aravind Eye Care System has been conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award by All India Ophthalmological Society. He conferred with "Padmashri" for the year 2006.

20) Arcot N Veerasamy :-->Arcot N Veerasamy, native of Vellore, a senior DMK leader elected from Anna Nagar-Chennai is the Minister for Electricity-Tamilnadu. And also he is the treasurer of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam since long time.

21) P.S.Rajagopal Naidu :-->P.S.Rajagopal Naidu: born on March 11, 1914 in Vellore district was a Member, Rajya Sabha, 3-4-1952 to 2-4-1954 and 3-4-1954 to 2-4-1960. He was Vice-Chairman, Rajya Sabha, 1956-57.

22) Ms.Velagapudi Indira Dutt :K.C.P Group Joint Managing Director V.Indira Dutt, is the daughter of the Raja Vasireddy of Muktyala, wife of KCP Chairman and Managing Director. Ms.Indira Dutt is the President of the World Telugu Federation. She is the Chairperson of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) Chamber Women Entrepreneurs Council (SCWEC). Ms. Dutt, a past president (1993)cof the FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) was nominated by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) to the SAARC sub-group.

23) Ms. Rajshree Pathy :Rajshree Pathy (50), chairman and managing director of the Rs 500 crore Coimbatore-based Rajshree group of companies, is one of the few women chief executive officers in the country. Importantly, she would be even counted amongst just a handful of CEOs in business families. Just what has been her leadership tenets in managing?Started primarily as a textile company, the Rajshree group today has moved into the areas of food and agriculture, financial services, cotton yarn, energy, real estate, automotive and travel.Pajshree Pathy is the daughter of G.Varadhaj,one of the PSG Families engaged in Charities and Education instutions for more than a century.Her father was also a former Rajya Sabha MP.She is married to S.Pathy,brother of ( S.Karivardhan) who heads Lakshmi Mills who is also a popular Horse Breeder.Belonging to a business family, Ms Pathy started involving herself in family business immediately after her graduation in commerce in late 1970s. She and her sister, Jaishree Varadaraj helped their father, Mr G Varadaraj. Subsequently, she started taking a more active interest in the group by the mid-1980s and partly due to her direction, the group diversified its activities into sugar in 1988.Finally, in 1990, she took on the mantle of the company when her father died. And, from a turnover of 50 crore in 1990, today, the Rajshree group has grown its turnover ten times. Growth has been a constant theme. The group has expanded by setting up two more units each in the sugar and textile field apart from an automobile retailing company where it has a tie-up with Mahindra and Mahindra to market the latter’s tractors and jeeps.Ms. Pathy has also been closely associated with the South Indian Sugar Mills Association, National Committee on Textile and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). She was also selected as one of the members of Global Leaders for Tomorrow in 1996 at the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland. She has also tried to promote Indian art through the Forum.Ms. Pathy was elected ISMA (Indian Sugar Mills Association) President for 2004-2005. Ms.Rajshree Pathy conferred with 'Woman Entrepreneur of the Year award' by FICCI Ladies Organisations (FLO) for 2005-2006'.

INDUSTRIALISTS1) KG GroupFounder K.Govindaswamy Naidu was a leading industrialist and philanthropist from Coimbatore. Enriched by more than 70 years of experience in the textile industry, the US$ 150 million. KG Group is a trendsetting textile giant in South India. Started in 1932 as a cotton trading venture, the Group is now a totally integrated textile conglomerate involved in ginning, spinning, manufacturing denim, terry products, knitting, weaving and ready-made garments with own facility. The group company manufactures yarn and fabrics for the Domestic and International markets, maintaining high standards of quality. KG also diversified into fields of Engineering, Education, Electronics, Entertainment, and Medical (KG Hospital) Website : http://www.kggroup.com/2) Srivenkatesa Group: (Udamalapet/Coimbatore) :Chairman : V.Genguswamy Naidu and Managing Director: G.RavindranSri Venkatesa Group envisaged by the illustrious founder, philanthropist Sri. G.V.Govindasamy Naidu in 1933. The group from its humble background, then has evolved progressively into a 3.4 billion INR conglomerate, having interests in Paper, Textile, Finance, Power-generation, Farming and a host of educational & charitable institutions. Its core business, Paper manufacturing business, which primarily recycles wastepaper are AMARAVATHI SRI VENKATESA PAPER MILLS LIMITED, RAJALAKSHMI PAPERS MILLS LIMITED, VG PAPER & BOARDS LIMITED, VISHNUVARDHAN PAPERS MILLS PVT. LTD., The Textile Division has occupied a premiere position in the development of the group. The group owns 85,000 spindles and 330 loom and also manufacture fabrics are Sri Venkatesa Mills Ltd, V.G.Textiles, Venkatesa Fabrics Ltd, R.G.Fabrics Ltd.,Website : http://www.srivenkatesagroup.com/3) PRICOL: (Coimbatore) :-->PREMIER Instruments and Controls Ltd (Pricol), Coimbatore, Established in 1974. Market leader in automotive components, and a dominant player in the two-wheeler dash-board instruments and oil pumpsmarket, is expanding its product profile to become an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for four-wheelers too. Pricol is an automotive component manufacturer with a good hold in the areas of automotive instruments and accessories, oil pumps, electronic pressure gauges and small precise machine tools. It is one of the many ventures of the Premier Group. It has 4300 committed employees, and the sales turnover is around Rs.4600 millions.Website : http://www.pricol.com/4) Lakshmi Machine Works Limited (LMW): (Coimbatore) :-->Lakshmi Machine Works Limited(LMW) was founded in the year 1962 by Dr.Devarajulu is today a global player and one among the three manufacturers of the entire range of Textile Machinery.The Group's principal activities are carried out through two divisions: Textile Machinery and Other. Textile Machinery division manufactures and sells spinning preparatory machines, yarn making machines, weaving preparatory machines, accessories and parts. Other division consists of metal cutting including grinding machines, castings, investing and financing activities.Website : http://www.lakshmimach.com/5) Lakshmi Mills: (Coimbatore):-->Lakshmi Mills was established in the year 1910 by the visionary and pioneer late G. Kuppuswamy Naidu. G.K.. Sundaram is present Chairman and Managing Director. The history of Lakshmi Mills is in many ways the history of the Textile Industry in Coimbatore. The Company has 3 Units in Coimbatore, Palladam and Kovilpatti. The Annual Turnover of the Company is around Rs. 150 crores.Website : http://www.lakshmimills.com/6) Premier Mills: (Coimbatore)-->Premier Mills was established in 1949. Jagadish Chandran, Managing Director. Today, it has grown into a multi-unit group, rolling out a product range that covers everything from yarn to fabrics-woven & knits and even electronics. Premier is a 120 million dollar company. Exports crossed US$ 80 million. Exportong to countries USA., UK., Japan, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Greece, Finland, Sweden, South Africa, Israel, Mauritius, Hong kong, China, Malaysia, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Srilanka & Syria. Website : http://www.premiermills.com/7) Rajshree Sugars: (Coimbatore) :-->Rajshree Pathy, Chairman and Managing Director . The company has interests across integrated fields such as Sugar, Distillery, Power and Biotechnology. Tha company has two modern integrated sugar complexes located at Varadaraj Nagar, Theni District and Mundiampakkam, Villupuram District of Tamil Nadu. The Sales turn over is around Rs. 200 crores.Website : http://www.rajshreesugars.com/8) Suguna Group: (Coimbatore) :-->The parent company, Suguna Industries was established in the year 1958 under the stewardship of Sri.G.Ramaswamy the Founder and Chairman of the Suguna Group of Industries. With his experience and leadership, the company has grown leaps and bounds and has created a name for itself as a leader in the electric Motor and Pump Industry in India with a group Turnover of about Rs.100 Crores.Website : http://www.sugunagroup.com9) UMS Group :G.D.Naidu, Founder UMS GroupLeading Companies under UMS Group :U M S Radio Factory Ltd. :Started over 50 years ago, First to bring in Television, Calculators and certain electronic goods into South India. Manufactures Boosters, Antennae, Aerial Amplifiers, CB Radios, Electronic Stabilisers, Servo Controlled Stabilisers, AMF Panels, Auto Phase Selectors, Power interface Units, sophisticated electronic and electric equipments.UMS –Charmilles EDM Centre:In technical collaboration with Charmilles Technologies, Switzerland, the uncontested world leader in the field of EDM since 1952. Full fledged CAD/CAM centre with state of the art PCs connected in network and CAD/CAM software – Autocad 2000, Autodesk, Mechanical Desktop, Autodesk Inventor and Cimatron etc.,Class room training with modern and sophisticated teaching and training aids. G-Plast Pvt Ltd. Engaged in manufacture of engineering plastic components. Houses a huge armada of more than 30 injection moulding machines. One of the most advanced and leading plastic processing companies in India. Highly respected clientele.Gedee Tools Pvt Ltd. : One of the leading commercial tool rooms in South India. Engaged in manufacture of sophisticated precision tools for both injection moulding plastic components and press tools for metal components. Caters to in-house-group requirements as also to a vast outside clientele. UMS Services Ltd. : It was started in the year 1982 for marketing and selling UMS Products and the company has excellent distribution network with 8 branch offices and over 500 dealers in major cities and towns spread over India. At present the company is marketing the following products. Antennae, Boosters, Dish Antennae, Satellite Receiving Systems, Electronic Stabilizers, UPS, Domestic Inverters, Servo Stabilizers, Automatic Mains Failure Panels, Automatic Phase Selectors, Cell Phone Antennae.Gedee Weiler Pvt Ltd. : Joint venture with world leader WEILER Group of Germany. Manufactures and markets a wide range of precision lathes, CNC machines Products hot favorites in India and virtually in every part of the world. D’ Engineering Pvt Ltd. Manufactures engineering products to cater to the needs of industries . Products include fuel injection parts, tractor parts, hydraulic valves and air compressor parts etc., CONTI Travels : The transport companies started by G.D. Naidu is the stepping stone for UMS Group Companies. UMS was the first private operator to operate inter-city bus services , private Mofussil Bus services.G.D. Naidu Charities : Gedee Technical Training Institute :In rapidly growing Tolling Industry, finding well-trained and experienced Tool & Die makers and Tool Room Machinists is a serious challenge. In view of this G.D. Naidu Charities have established a well equipped sophisticated training center for Tool & Die Engineering named as Gedee Technical Training Institute at Coimbatore.Rathna Resorts Ltd. : Rathna Inn, Coimbatore a member of UMS, is an upcoming business class hotel with star facilities operating from Avinashi Road, the hub of the city. Rathna Inn at present has 27 exclusive studio type apartments providing exquisite facilities and services of deluxe standards. Watertec Systems (I) Pvt Ltd :Watertec Systems (I) Pvt Ltd , established in the year 1997, , is a technology driven joint venture company with A joint venture with Watertec - Malaysia – a pioneer in the sanitary ware industry providing quality sanitary solutions to consumers in most of the South Asian Countries.10) PSG Group :The P.S.G. Trust in 1926, the foundation stone was laid for the P.S.G Industrial Institute. In 1940, P.S.G manufactured the first baling press for the textile industry; in 1947, it set up the first private arts college with the efforts of P.S.G. Ganga Naidu, and in 1951, established the College of Technology. The Institute of Medical Science and Research came up in 1985. What is most noticeable is that the institutions always worked in relation to reality, producing and providing products and services needed for the industry. Website : http://www.psgtech.edu/11) L.G.Balakrishnan& Bros Ltd., :-->Mr. B. Vijayakumar - Managing DirectorLGB, one of the leading industries in South India was established way back in 1937. Started with a fleet of 250 buses, LGB grew into India's leading Roller chain manufacturer. Since then they have come a long way, keeping in pace with the technological advancements and meeting their customer needs with newer & innovative solutions. Today, LGB stands proud as the premier manufacturer of both automotive and industrial chains under the popular brand name ‘ROLON’, with the sales turnover Rs.500 crores.Website : http://www.lgb.co.in/12) ELGI Group :L. G. Varadarajulu, Chairman :Elgi was established in 1960 as a service station equipment and reciprocating compressor manufacturing company. Over the years ELGI has become a multi-product, multi-market company manufacturing technically superior products. The ELGI product lines today, broadly comprise , Rotary Compressors, Reciprocating Compressors Centrifugal Compressors, Automotive Equipment and Diesel Engines.L.G Group Companies :Elgi Equipments Ltd - Compressors/ Automative Service EquipmentElgi Tread India Ltd - Tread RubberELGI Ultra Industries Ltd.,The Combined annual business of the group is in excess of Rs.4 billion and employs close to 2400 people. Website : http://www.elgi.com/13) Suguna Poultry :-->B.Soundararajan, Managing Director:Started in 1984 as a small traditional enterprise, Suguna has grown into a highly professional Rs.813 crore turnover corporate enterprise and offers products and services that encompass the whole gamut of the Poultry Industry. Suguna Poultry Group consists of Contract Farms, Broiler Operation Centers, Poultry Feed Plants, Hatcheries, State-of-the-art Chicken Processing Export Oriented Units, Regional Establishments and Management Information Systems.Website : http://www.sugunapoultry.com/14) Sri Jayavilas Group :-->V.Ravi Kumar, Executive Director.Sri Jayavilas Group engaged in Textile, Automobile, Non-conventional energy Sources (Wind Mills) and Financial activities. Jayavilas group in Aruppukottai, which is among India's largest manufacturers and exporters of yarn. Frost & Sullivan awards were presented to companies that demonstrate excellence, diligence, commitment and innovative business strategies required to advance globally. Sri Jayavilas Group is active in Textiles, and Transport sectors. Exports are being made to Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Isreal, Far-east countries Bangladesh, Morocco. Group turn over cross 1000 Crores this year.Website : http://www.srijayajothi.com/15) Crystal Clothing Company :-->V.Ravi Kumar, Executive Director :The Crystal Clothing Company is one of India's largest manufacturer and exporter of infant's, children's and adult knitwear. The Company was founded in the year 1971 with its roots in the undergarment and hosiery industry. The Crystal Group of Companies, which includes Crystal Knitters, Crystal Fabric Exports, Crystal Tex knit, and Sadhanna Spinners are based in Tirupur in southern India. Crystal group is a renowned manufacturer and exporter of quality knitwear in South India. The group manufactures basic innerwear of all age group both for men and women, and high fashioned casual wear for all ages right from just born babies. Annual turnover is approximately US$20 million.Website : http://www.crystalknitters.com/16) Super Spinning Mills Ltd., :-->Super Spinning Mills Limited was established in 1962 with an initial capacity of 12,000 spindles. Over its four decades of chequered growth it has expanded to 1,30,000 spindles spread over 3 operational units. The company commenced operations with the manufacture of grey, gassed, mercerised and dyed cotton yarn. Today, the company has carved a niche for itself on the textile map of the country.Website : http://www.superspinning.com/17) Precot Group :-->D.Sarath Chandran, Chairman & MD:Established in 1962,The Precot Group has symbolized Quality and Trust in the textile industry. With four decades of spinning experience and a diverse range of products that include cotton yarns, sewing threads, fabrics and garments; Precot is one of the few totally integrated textile players with a total turnover of 70 million US Dollars. The Group has state of the art infrastructure facilities and skilled personnel to rise up to customer expectations. The group has been accorded the status of ‘Export House’ by The Cotton Textile Export Promotion Council of India (TEXPROCIL). The countries we export our products to include Belgium, China, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Portugal, South Korea, Turkey and U.K. among others.Website : http://www.precotmills.com/18) ELTEX Group :-->The ELTEX GROUP, based at Coimbatore - India, has diverse business interests in Wheat Flour Milling, Cotton Yarn, Ferrous Castings, Sheet Metal Fabrication, Machine Building and Trading. The Group's Annual Sales is currently around US $ 20 million and provides direct employment to over 1000 people. Group Companies :Eltex Super Castings LtdMcKinnon India Private LtdProkop Eltex (India) Pvt. LtdCape Sorting TechnologiesKLRF Textiles KLRF Flour Mills LtdCape Flour Mills Private Ltd Website : http://www.eltexgroup.com/19) Pioneer Hatcheries Pvt. Ltd. :-->Established in the year 1970, Pioneer Group’s commitment to the business of poultry is the sole reason for it being the most widely recognized brand name when it comes to chicken, in the market place. The Pioneer Hatcheries Pvt. Ltd., in Tamil Nadu has occupied an important position in the industry of poultry, famous for its layers and broiler breeders. Over 1000 people and over 2000 farmers associated with the company through a contract farming arrangement. Website : http://www.pioneerpoultrygroup.com/20) CRI Pumps :-->K Gopal, the founder, established CRI Pumps at Coimbatore in 1961. CRI Pumps stands for Commitment, Reliability and Innovation. It had a modest beginning with the manufacturing of foot valves and check valves. After four eventful decades, it is a reputed organisation which produces more than 830 varieties of perfectly engineered pumps and motors and sells its products in numerous countries spread across six continents. Though it entered the export arena a few years ago, today the company exports to more than 60 countries. CRI Pumps manufactures a range of quality pumps and motors, with a manufacturing capacity of more than 750,000 pumps per annum. CRI Pumps (Pvt) Ltd, has been awarded the `Regional Trophy for Highest Export in the Group 2003-2004' by the Engineering Export Promotion Council, Southern Region.21) Srinivasa Shipping & Property Development Limited :-->Prakash Challa, Managing DirectorSrinivasa Shipping & Property Development Limited have been builders and developers of commercial and residential buildings, since 1990. Their first major project was Park centre in T.Nagar, Chennai. During the execution of the project we put into place several of the quality standards and construction management systems which continue to be the cornerstones of our projects. Today, two of their buildings, Challa Mall and Capital Towers are landmarks in Chennai, appreciated by discerning clients.Website : http://sspdl.com/22) Dhandayuthapani Foundry, DPF pumps :-->N. Durai Swamy Naidu, Founder- DPFDhandayuthapani Foundry, called as DPF was started in 1924. Coimbtore's First Pump was Produced at DPF in the year 1928. DPF manufacture and export a wide range of pumps including monoblocs and submersible pumps to suit agriculture, domestic and industrial use.23) VGN Group (Property Developers) :-->Mr. Guruswamy Naidu founded VGN Group in the year 1942 as a Brick manufacturing unit in Chennai. Since then, the group has grown and diversified in to various businesses such as Real Estate, Construction and Petrol Pump. The Managing Director of the company Mr. V.N. Devadoss is the grandson of the founder. For generations V.G.N symbolizes supreme quality and maximum value for money, as a result it has thousands of satisfied clients all over country.VGN Group of companies include:Guruswamy Naidu Chamber WorksKimberley Petrol BunkVGN HomesVGN EnterprisesWebsite : http://www.vgngroup.org/24) Elgi Electric :-->Chairman, Mr.L.G.Ramamurthi and the Managing Director, Mr.Sumanth RamamurthiElgi Electric with over four decades of experience has been engineering solutions for the Rotating Machinery and Textile industry. The ability to comprehend customer needs and to evolve customized solutions is what makes it stand apart. The company has always been in the forefront of technological advancements has designed and developed products to suit the futuristic requirements of the industry.The company's textile products are a testimony to its technological superiority. Small wonders then, over 25 million spindles spread across the globe, are spinning high quality yarn with Elgi Electric make products. The company offers customized solutions to every application. Be it spinning or weaving, it's range has just the right product for every application.Website : http://www.elgielectric.com/25) Beardsell Ltd., :-->Panda Punnaiah, Chairman :The birth of the company W.A.Beardsell dates back to 1914. The company's successive growth was spearheaded by its strength and the will to excel in the ever competitive industry. Traditionally a trading company, in 1937, it transformed its attention towards textiles and promoted a textile manufacturing unit. W.A.Beardsell then amalgamated with Mettur Industries Ltd. in 1967 and became Mettur Beardsell Limited. The company then spread its wings to venture into exports, textiles, insulation & contracting, packaging, technical consultancy services and agency lines. In 1983 the company transformed into Beardsell Ltd. and in 1985 the controlling interest in the company was acquired from Tootals U.K. by Nava Bharat Ferro Alloys Ltd., Website : http://www.beardsell.co.in/26) Cethar Vessels (P) Ltd (Trichy) :-->K.Subbaraj, Chairman :His flagship company Cethar Vessels Private Limited, is now a leader in the manufacture of Boilers, the much-needed component for the power and energy sector. Starting with modest business, the satisfied Customer list of Cethar Vessels now covers the entire length and breadth of the country and even abroad. True to the acronym, Cethar has set their foot successfully into the Textiles, Energy (engineering) consultancy, Information Technology segments as well and new ventures in the other sectors are on the drawing board. The group turnover is around Rs.600 Crores today and a target of Rs.1300 Crores for the next financial year, is indeed achievable, as it seems now. However, the entrepreneur has a much wider vision, to do business of over Rs.4, 500 crores (USD 1 Billion) by the year 2011. Cethar Vessels Private Limited has their head office at Trichy, with regional offices in all the Metros and at other important cities/towns. Other group companies of Cethar Vessels are, Pipelines and Process Equipments (P) Ltd., who work on the piping requirements for a boiler, Cethar Industries, a vertically integrated Knitted garment manufacturer, Cethar Consulting Engineers for Engineering Projects and Cethar Consultancy Services as an I.T Solutions provider.Website : http://www.cethar.com , http://www.cetharsoft.com27) Technosoft Coporation (USA-India) :-->Mr. Radhakrishnan Gurusamy Chairman & CEO ( Native near Kovilpatti, Tuticorin District, TamilNadu. Now settled in US). Technosoft Corporation began business in 1996 as an Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) services provider. Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, Technosoft also has offices in Princeton, New Jersey and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Outsourcing operations are located at our 15,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility in Chennai, India. Currently, Technosoft has over 400 employees in the U.S., including corporate headquarters and at client sites in more than 20 States. In addition, approximately 300 Technosoft staff members are employed in India. In 2005, Technosoft was recognized as one of the “Future 50 of Greater Detroit” by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, based on our impact on the economy of Southeast Michigan through growth in employment and revenues. Website : http://www.technosoftcorp.com28) Soundaraja Mills Group (Dindigul) :-->G T Naraswamy Naidu, Founder :In 1937, Late Sri.G.T.Narayanaswamy Naidu laid the foundation to produce Quality Yarn. Today the Company is a market leader and active exporter worldwide in Synthetic and cotton yarn. The group success over the years further strengthens their slogan - "Soundararaja In pursuit of Excellence". Soundararaja have established a name for theirselves both in the Domestic market and the International markets. Further the Government of India have recognised us as a "ONE STAR EXPORT HOUSE". Soundararaja Group comprises of five independent production centres with a aggregate capacity of 1,53,000 Ring spindles, 57,000 Ring doubling spindles and 14,000 spindles of TFO. Our group sales is in excess of INR 3 Billion.Website : http://www.soundararaja.com29) Shri Renuga Textiles Group (Theni) :-->Mr. Kaliraj, Chairman :Shri Renuga Textiles Ltd., with an Two Star Export House status and its towels division Shri Renuga Soft-X Towels, are ISO 9001 certified enterprises. Renuga is leader in the manufacture of a wide range of Textile Products, located in the cotton town, Theni, Tamilnadu in the southern part of India.Shri Renuga., with over five decades in the Industry runs a self reliant and composite operation. Its operation spans Spinning, Weaving, Knitting, Yarn Dyeing, Wider Width Processing and Sewing. Its products range from 100% Cotton & Blended-Yarn, Bleached & Dyed-Yarn, Bleached & Dyed Terry Towels, Made-ups, Bathrobes, Bed & Table Linen, Non-Sterilized Operation Room Towels, Lap Sponges, to Blankets. Shri Renuga., has an annual turnover of 1500 million rupees and a 3500 strong work force of skilled and dedicated employees maintaining uncompromising quality & efficiency while meeting ISO 9001 standards.Website : http://www.renuga.in30) Sree Anandhakumar Mills Limited: (Coimbatore) :-->R.Rathindran, Chairman & Managing Director :The tradition of Sree Anandhakumar Mills Limited dates back to 1956, when the company commenced its production in Coimbatore, India. Ever since the company has set a bench mark in spinning fine and superfine cotton yarn, in the highly demanding field. SAML as popularly known, the company has proved itself in the test of time, over these five decades the company has grown multifold. From a humble start of 5000 spindle, it now has an installed capacity of 35000 spindles.Website : http://www.saml.co.in/31) Sri Ramakrishna Mills (Coimbatore): :-->R.Doraiswamy, Chairman, D Lakshminarayanaswamy Managing Director :Sri Ramakrishna Mills (Coimbatore) (SRML) was incorporated in 1946 as a public limited company. The company is mainly into the manufacturing of cotton yarn and synthetic staple fibre. SRML started commercial operation in 1951 at the Ganapathy unit in Tamil Nadu. In 1984, SRML started a second unit at Nagari, Andhra Pradesh and later a third unit at Sathyamangalam, Tamil Nadu. SRML is a member of the South India Textile Research Association.32) Nayagi Fireworks Industries: (Sivakasi) :-->V.Kesavan, MD :Nayagi Fireworks is India's premier consumer fireworks. Founded over 15 years ago. As a pioneer in the sales of consumer fireworks, Nayagi has built a reputation for quality, value and selection that has set the standard in the consumer fireworks industry. products are known and appreciated by fireworks enthusiasts from coast to coast. Nayagi bag, box and tray fireworks assortments are filled with top performing items in each fireworks category.Website : http://www.nayagifireworks.com/33) Sharada Terry Products Ltd., (Coimbatore) :-->Kannappan, Managing Director :Sharadha Terry Products Ltd. is the flagship Company of the KG Group. Sharadha Terry Products Ltd. is a terry towel plant with world-class technology. High standards and professional management are the bedrock of the company's corporate philosophy. Sharadha started manufacturing with international technical collaboration and has maintained a highly quality conscious clientele in the International Market.Websites : http://sharadha.kgworldwide.com/http://www.microcotton.com/34) Aargee Equipment Pvt. Ltd., (Hosur) :-->G.Srinivasan, Managing Director :Aargee is a brand that is the envy of the competition with world-class facilities spread over 75,000 sq ft. in the South India's Biggest Industrial Area. It is a one of a kind setup where all the processes are in-house such as Conceptualizing, R & D, Software Development, Machine Shop, Body Shop, Electronic Component Assembly, Paint Shop, Testing & Packaging. All this has helped Aargee to transform itself to a company manufacturing a wide range of Commercial and Domestic UPS Systems along with other Power Electronic Equipments.Website : http://www.aargee.net/35) Impiger Technologies (Chennai) :-->K.V.Rajendran Naidu, MD :Impiger Technologies is a technology solutions development Company aimed at providing high quality cost-effective software solutions development services. Combining extensive capabilities in technology with deep domain expertise, Impiger deliver seamless solutions in an environment where business and technology strategies converge. Impiger in latin means "diligent". It represents the attitude the company show towards getting things done.Website : http://www.impigertech.com/36) L.S. Mills Ltd., (Theni) :-->S. Manivannan, Managing Director :L S Mills Ltdlocated at Muthuthevanapatti in Teni. L. S.Mills export cotton yarn to countries including Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Dubai, Bahrain, Italy, Spain and Turkey. L.S.Mills is ISO 9001 : 2000 certified by BVQ1; The company have an ultra modern 1.35 lakh spindles unit.37) Sri Lakshmi Saraswathi Mills (Arni) Limited :-->R.Srihari, Managing Director :For 37 years, SLST has been the preferred stop for all sourcing needs of yarn buyers from all over the world. We provide top-quality cotton and polycotton yarns at highly competitive prices and meet delivery schedules. At SLST, we make every effort to meet the rigorous standards of global trade by investing in the latest technology. Ensuring quality goods, service and satisfaction for our clients. SLST consistently ships top-of-the-line yarn by sourcing the best natural cotton fibre from West Africa, Egypt, Turkey and Australia. Its cotton combed and synthetic blended yarns have won accolades from all over the world. Website : http://www.slstindia.com/

38) Veejay Lakshmi Engineering Works Limited :-->V J Jayaraman, Chairman and Managing Director :Veejay Lakshmi Engineering Works Limited was established in 1976, in Coimbatore, India. With an annual turnover of US$25 million. Veejay Lakshmi is the largest manufacturer of Two-for-one Twister (TFO) in India with more than 4500 installations worldwide. Veejay Lakshmi is also the only manufacturer of Automatic Cone Winders (ACW) in India.Veejay Lakshmi Textiles :Apart from the Engineering Division, Veejay Lakshmi is also actively engaged in export of 100% cotton yarn through Veejay Lakshmi Textiles, to Egypt, Mauritius, Belgium, Italy and Far East countries like Indonesia, Hongkong, Singapore, Korea, etc.Veejay Lakshmi Die Casting Division :Veejay Lakshmi's High Pressure Die Casting division is equipped with ultra-modern machines from 40 Tons to 400 Tons capacity. Website : http://www.veejaylakshmi.com/

39) Lakshmi Electrical Control Systems Limited :-->Jayavardhanavelu :Lakshmi Electrical Control Systems Limited (LECS) was established in 1981, with an objective to build custom-engineered control panels, for the Textile Machinery and Machine Tools manufactured by our Flagship Company .LECS resolved to foray into the manufacture of LV Switchgear, which were needed in large numbers in the building of control panels. We were fortunate to have been able to access the know-how from the renowned Sprecher+Schuh, Switzerland; which is now a part of Rockwell Automation, USA. Our entire production is branded as “Sprecher+Schuh” to international standards and marketed by Rockwell Automation. Website : http://www.lecsindia.com/

40) RAKINDO Developers :-->Mr. Prasad Koneru, Managing Director :RAKINDO Developers Pvt Ltd, is a Joint Venture between RAKEEN (Pvt) Ltd, UAE, a Joint Stock Global Business Company, promoted by the Govt. of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. and the Trimex Group.RAKEEN is a US $ one billion Dollar, property development and master planning company, based in Ras-Al-Khaimah, UAE, that designs and develops world class resorts and residential properties in the Middle East, China, India and Europe.Trimex group is a trans-national, US $500 million mineral conglomerate headquartered in Dubai, that mines, sources, processes and delivers industrial raw minerals to the world's leading Oil-Well Drilling, Ceramic, Glass, Construction and Fertilizer Industries. Website : http://www.rakindo.com/

41) Archean Group :-->P.B.Anandam, Chairman :Archean Group is a large conglomerate of businesses spanning various interests as Ores and Minerals, Coal, Common Salt, Industrial Chemicals, Shipping and Ship Building and Alternate Energy Resources.The Group is managed by well qualified and experienced professionals drawn from the best in the industry who strive for excellence in their everyday activities. Group CompaniesArchean GranitesJakhau SaltGoodearth MaritimeCore Minerals Website : http://www.archeangroup.com/

Engineering Colleges In Chennai :R.M.K.Engineering CollegeR.M.D.Engineering CollegeJaya Engineering College (3 engineering Colleges)Raaga Engineering CollegeVenkateswara Engineering CollegeSriram Engineering CollegeS. A. Engineering CollegeDeen Dayal Engineering CollegeEngineering Colleges In Coimbatore :P. S. Govindaswamy College of Engineering, CoimbatoreS N R Sons Educational Institutions (Three Engineering Colleges), coimbatoreKrishna College of Engineering and Technology, CoimbatoreCoimbatore Institure of Technology (CIT), CoimbatoreKarpagam Group of Educational Institutions - Engineering College, CoimbatoreSri Ramakrishna Engineering College, CoimbatoreV.L.B Janakiammal College of Engineering & Technology, CoimbatoreSri Ramakrishna Institute of Technology, Pachapalayam. CoimbatoreEngineering College In Sivakasi :P.S.R.Engineering College - Sivakasi Engineering College In Tiruvannamalai :Arunai Engineering College - Tiruvannamalai Engineering College In Theni :Theni Kammavar Sangham College of TechnologyMedical Colleges In TamilnaduPSG Institute of Medical Sciences, CoimbatoreRaga Dental College - Mylapore, ChennaiSri Ramakrishna Dental College and Hospital, Avarampalayam. CoimbatoreFamous Hospitals in Coimbatore :K.G.HospitalG.K.N.M HospitalP.S.G. HospitalsRamakrishna HospitalArvind Eye HospitalsKammavar Kuladevatai Sri Renukadevi :Kammavar Kuladevatai Sri Renukadevi, the tutelary deity of the Kammavar community, who migrated to Tamil Nadu from Andhra, nearly 400 years ago.The great ascetic, Jamadagni, married Renuka, the manifestation of Jala Durga, the embodiment of chastity. They had five sons, the last being Parasurama, an incarnation of Vishnu. Renuka used to fetch water in a sand pot from a holy river for Jamadagni's daily rituals. One day, it so happened that she beheld the reflection of the Gandharva, Karthaviryarjuna, in the water-pot and her mind a little bit agitated, caused delay in discharging her duty. Outraged, Jamadagni ordered his sons to behead their mother and the first four of them refused.Parasurama after obtaining three boons from his father carried out the task. To the wonder, out of the spilt blood of his mother manifested many a divine Shakti. Finally, he witnessed the resurrection of his dear mother and explained his critical position to her and beseeched her blessings. In course of time his mother guided him to rescue his father when Karthavirya discharged a lethal shaft against him.

1) Tripuraneni Ramaswamy Chaudary :-->The Kaviraju (As he is popularly known in Andhra Pradesh), a fearless freedom fighter, a great native poet and an uncompromising rationalist, was born in a farmer's family in village Angaluru, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, on the 15th January, 1887.His entire family comprised of literati and in his childhood, he wanted to learn Sanskrit, but was put off by the traditional pundits. Shri Ramaswamy's zeal and quest led him to the study of Sanskrit and to a very thorough understanding and critical study and analysis of the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas and Itihasas. He concluded that the decadence of Hindu society was due to misinterpretation of our great Indian texts and that there is no sanction for the caste system or for untouchability and that it is the vested and self interest of the privileged section of the society that has been keeping millions in ignorance, illiteracy, superstitious beliefs and degraded status. He took to intensive and extensive propagation of reform through his poetry, dramas, lengthy dissertations and extensive discourses.He used his considerable literary talents to write beautifully in Telugu to lead people to rational thought. His works on. Bhagwad Gita, Soota Purana, Sambukavadha, Khooni, Rana Pratap and Kurukshetra Sangramam stirred the masses to rational thought and action. He saw that social reform and awakening of the masses were inextricably linked up with the freedom movement. His songs and Satakas inspired people to participate in Gandhiji's Satyagraha Movements

2) Tummala Seetaramaiah Chaudary :-->He was awarded the title of 'Abhinava Tikkana'. Right from his boyhood days he wrote many literary works. He stands at the top of literary style writers. He is a great patroit and also a nationalist to the core. He participated in freedom struggle and underwent imprisonment. He has enormous craze for Telugu life styles. He earned a distinguished place in the Modern Telugu Literature. He is one of the very few modern poetry writers. He was honoured with many titles. Some of his famous writings were 'Rastraganam' and 'Bapuji Atmakatha.

3) Yetukuri Venkata Narasaiah :-->He hailed from Palnadu area of Guntur district. He was awarded the title "Kavibrahma". His writings reflect the literary style of Palnad region. He was born in agrocultural family. With a short life span of about 38 years he wrote many works such as 'Heroic History of Palnad', 'Kshetra Lakshmi', ' Rudramadevi', Maguva Manchala', 'Veera Bharatam' and 'Triveni'.

5) Moturi Satyanarayana : He was born in Septemebr 1902 at Dondapadu. He was educated in the National College Machilipatnam. He acquired proficiency in Hindi. He joined the freedom struggle during the Non-Coperation Movemnet , 1921 and dedicated himself to the constructive work, mainly propagation of Hindi. He was the Editor of "Hindi Pracharak" 1926-36, "Hindi Prachar Samachar" 1938-61 and Dakshina Bharat 1947-61. He organised many Institutions all over India such as "Dakshina Bharata Hindi Prachara Sabha", Madras 1926-61. He was Founder Secretary of "Telugu Basha Samithi" Madras and Hyderabad. He served as Member drafting committee of Indian Constitution (Languages)., Member, Central Advisory Board of Education, Govt. Of India. Member Madras University Senate 1952-53. Member, Central Official Languages Commision 1954-56. He was the Chief Editor of Encyclopedia on Social Sciences in hindi published by the Hindi Vikas Samithi, Madras. He was awarded "Padma Sree" in 1958 and "Padma Bhushan" in 1961.

6) Narla Venkateswara Rao : V.R.Narla was born on 1-12-1908. at Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh. He was a famous author of many works. He came under the influence of "Brahma Samaj", while a student, he attended the Congress sessionat Madras in 1927. He used to contribute articles to journals even at young age. The book "Neti Russia" (Russia Today) in Telugu written by him was banned by the Governament. He was arrested on a fabricated charge and was sentenced to 7 months R.I. He associated him self with a terrorist group during 1930-32. As a journalist he was associated with the Journals Justice, Swarajya, Janavani, Prajamata etc., He was the editor of 'Andhra Prabha' during 1942 - 59 and 'Andhra Jyothi' during 1960 - 77. He was member of Rajya Sabha during the period 1958-70. He was member of Text Book Policy Committee of Andhra Pradesh Government, Sahitya Academy, New Delhi, A.P Sahitya Academy, Sangeetha Nataka Kala Academy, Kendra Lalita Kala Academy. Kendra Lalita Kala Academy award winner. His english publications are 'Gods, Goblins and Men', 'Traditional Indian Culture' and other essays, Vemana through western eyes', 'Truth about the Gita', 'Man and his World'. He was Humanist and a Nationalsit.

8) Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad:Born in a lower middle class family in Gudivada he rose to the heights that only a few could dream. After his post-graduation in Hindi he went on to complete his Ph.Ds in Hindi and Telugu from Andhra University. He worked for a brief period as Hindi lecturer in K.V.R. College, Nandigama, and head of the Hindi Department, Andhra Loyola College, before joining as Hindi lecturer in Andhra University, where he continues to serve till date in addition to being the honorary Chairman of Jan Shikshan Samasthan. Mr. Lakshmi Prasad has written over 32 books in Telugu and Hindi and over 100 articles in various newspapers. A recipient of ' Padmasri' and 'Central Sahitya Akademi award', Mr. Lakshmi Prasad says that the appreciation he got from people like Amitabh Bachchan and P.V. Narasimha Rao is much more than the awards. He was a close associate to late Chief Minister N.T.Rama Rao and was elected to Rajaya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh.

9) Nagabhairava Koteswara Rao: N.Koteswara Rao, a Telugu poet, was born in the year 1931 in a small village of Prakasam District in Andhra Pradesh. After a long and successful career, he retired as lecturer of Telugu language and literature. Dr. Rao began writing poetry in traditional Telugu kavya form. Five of his works are in that form. His inclination to this form did not stop him from using other forms such as free verse. He also wrote plays and novels. Two of his poetical works have been prescribed in textbooks. His works are characterized by altruism and universal love, but he shows special concern for the downtrodden. Dr. Rao's play Kavanavijayam, which depicted the development of 20th century Telugu poetry, ran more than 300 performances. His poetical work Kanneetigadha captured the deadly cyclone that devastated parts of Andhra Pradesh in 1969.Dr. Nagabhairava Koteswara Rao was Telugu expert for Sahitya Akademi from 1988-1992. Published 17 works characterized by altruism and universal love, with special concern for the downtrodden. Famous among them are Kavanavijayam (Play), Kanneetigadha and Toorpu Vaakillu. Notable among his seventeen published works are: Rangajamma, (1963); Kanneetigadha, (1969); Oasis (1969); Manavata sangeetham (1972); Veluturu snanam (1980); Turpu vakillu (1982); Naa udayam (1984); Santakam (1985); Gundla kamma cheppina katha, (1985); Pathaka seershika, (1991); Kanneganti Hanumantu, (1992) all poetry; Kavana vijayamu, (1980) play.

10) Vasireddy Seethadevi: Vasireddy Seethadevi (1933): Seetahdevi is an acclaimed writer in Telugu. She has published around 40 novels and 10 short story collections. Mattimanishi (Son of Mother Earth) is one of her best novels. The novel is a landmark in modern Telugu fiction.

11) Suryadevara Sanjeev Dev: He is a poet, art critic, painter, photographer all packed in one man, simple and sweet. With his aesthetic appreciation he has filled a literary lacuna in Telugu Sahitya. He celebrates life as a festival and invites 'Rasagnas' to the feast. He is the spearhead of cultural Rennaissance in Andhra. His style is his mind. He is a free thinker with out being a philosopher. There are elements of drama, fiction and fantasy in his Musings, Diaries, Travelogues, Essays and letters. His vast sweep of scholoarship is stunning. 'Biosymphony', 'Grey and Green', 'Blue Blooms', 'Dust and Mist' are his collection of poems. 'Roopa Roopalu and 'Rasa Rekhalu' are his collection of essays. 'Smrithi Bimbalu' is his autobiography. 'Tejorekhalu' is his musings. Andhra University honoured him with D.Litt degree in the year 1982.

12) Lalitha Kumari (Olga):Olga is a well known Telugu writer. She was born in Guntur, one of the big towns and educational centers in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Her stories, novels, and poetry reflect well-articulated feminist positions without compromising either the quality of literary form or failing to represent the ‘reality' of the characters. In her poetry, metaphor not only facilitates form but also celebrates the ‘ideas' depicted. Through her works Olga created a constituency of readers among both men and women. Chalam and Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao (forerunners of feminism in Telugu literature) influenced her, but she discovered a distinct style in whatever she wrote and a place for herself in Telugu literary world. The literary context of her characters is never a product of circumstance but a consequence of the hard choices they make.Olga initiated major debates in newspaper columns on the questions of feminism and literature. Even her translations provoked serious debates. Apart from being a writer she has been an important filmmaker too. After a long teaching stint, she worked as the head of the scripting division in Usha Kiran Movies. She made three feature films, which won critical acclaim and awards. Among her works are the novels Sweccha (1994), Sahaja (1995), Manavi (1998), Kanniti keratala vennela (1999), Gulabilu (2000), and Rajakiya kathalu (1993), Prayogam (1995) (two short story collections)

13) Vaddera Chandidas (Cherukuri Brahmeswara Rao) : C.B.Rao (Chandidas) was Professor of Philosophy, S. V. University and a Novelist. His "Anu kshanikam", a remarkable experiment in Telugu literature. Even for those acquainted with his "Hima jwAla" that appeared as a serial in Andhra Jyothi in early '70's, this work can be a shocker. It is the story of a large number of students at Osmania University during the period of Emergency, writtenalmost like a diary, and it is the most authentic of such works either in Telugu or English. Chandidas is the most blatant violator of political correctness since Chalam. "Anu kshaNikam" too, like its predecessor"Hima jwala" has been highly controversial in its frankness, closeness to reality, and power of expression. Chandidas won Kendra Sahitya Academy Award.

14) Chekuri Rama Rao : Chekuri Rama Rao was born on October, 1 1934 in illindalapadu village near Madhira, Khamma District. Is currently Prof Emeritus,and UGC-fellow.He is a renowned Literary Critic.Given below are a few passages from his views expressed on the state of Telugu Classical Literature: "The utter neglect of one's own ancient culture, and more glaringly, of one's own classical literature, is rampant amongst the Telugu-speaking people." "Speak to any of the recent breed of 'modern' poets- they are incapable of appreciating the nuances of a poem, its rhythm, its rhyme and alliteration. They cannot diferenciate between meters in a poem -geeta-padyam or kanda-padyam. Of course, it is not a crime, if one is unaware of such literary nuances or intricacies. However , to think that there is no need for learning those nuances and technicalities is certainly , gross rudeness and a case of bad-judgement." "The radicals and progressives have failed to recognise that it is possible to keep alive classical literature , while opposing the decadent values they stood for, by appreciating that the belief-systems espoused by the classical literature are not absolute truths but mere fantasy- creations of the human mind." "Imperialism - Colonialism are the opiates that have drowned our belief-systems.They would not spare any culture or values. Let us hence salvage what ever good is left of our ancient culture." "Classical literature is the priceless gift of our forefathers.That wealth can be put to good use even in this day and time to serve us.Discarding Classical literature as being of no use to us reflects our own worthlessness and utter incapacity and incapability to make use of it. " Some of his well known works are "A Gramatical Sketch of Telugu", "Rendu padula paina", "Cheratalu", "Telugulo velugulu" etc....

15) Dr. Ravuri Bharadwaja : Kalaprapurna Dr.Ravuri Bharadwaja was born on July,5 1927 in Moguluru village, under Nizam rule. Ravuri Bharadwaja is a well-known freedom fighter and peoples poet. He is one of the poet on smruti sahityam. He received D.Litt from Nagarjuna University and JNTU. He received "Kalaprapurna" Title from "Andhra University". He received Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Academy Award for his poetry "Vijaya Vilasam" in 1968. aslo he wrote "Vasundhara", "Anyadha Saranam Nasti", "Kathasagaram", Pakudurallu", "Kadambari", "Jeevana Samaram" etc..

16) Aluri Subba Rao (Chakrapani) : Aluri Chakrapani was born near Tenali, Guntur District. He is from an agricultural family and has unmatched creativity. He studied in Tenali and had to go to Vellore, Tamil Nadu for medical treatment. He stayed there for a few months and learnt Bengali in that time. Initially, he started translating novels from Bengali to Telugu. With his creative mind, he started writing short stories/novels. At this time, he was approached by Nagi Reddy to be a partner and make movies. Together, they made movies like Patala Bhairavi, Maya Bazar, Gundamma Katha, Missamma , Shavukaru, and Appu Chesi Pappu Kudu that are still popular with Telugu speaking people. They came up with the idea of a story book for kids and the result is Chandamama. He started the monthly publication of Yuva magazine in Hyderabad especially for Telugu loving folks.

17) Vasundhara Ratakonda : Vasundhara Ratakonda is a short story writer in Telugu and her stories have been published in several volumes, including Vasundhara Devi Katahlu published in 2004. They have also appeared in various anthologies. Some have been translated into other Indian languages – Hindi, Oriya, and Kannada. English translations have appeared in multiple publications including: Women Writing in India Today – Volume 2 (New York: Feminist Press), The Literary Endeavor, A.P.Times, Literary Supplement, Thulika.net (web quarterly, July,2004), cerebration.org (web quarterly, sponsored by Drew University, NJ; Issue II, 2005 and Issue III, 2005). She has received many awards for her work in Telugu – the A.P. State Sahitya Academy Award, Gangadharam Award and the Pratibha Puraskar (Best Woman Writer in Telugu, 1992).This short story was originally published in Telugu (a regional language in India) by the author Vasundhara Ratakonda. It was first published in BHARATHI, a prestigious literary monthly and later anthologized in a collection NEEDALU (Shadows) and later inVASUNDHARA DEVI KATHALU (2004). Several of Ratakonda’s stories have been translated into other Indian languages and anthologized. She is now engaged in translating her stories and her short novel from Telugu to English and “Scars” is her own translation.Vasundhara Ratakonda has been the recipient of several awards including the A.P.State Sahitya Academy Award for short- stories, Gangadharam Award for short-story collection, and the Pratibha puraskar (Best woman Writer in Telugu, 1992). Some of her selected list of English translations are –Women Writing in India Today-II (Feminist Press-NY): MADNESSThulika (Web Quarterly, July2004): STEPPING TO A FARAWAY MUSIC

1) Sreekanth Ravi :The September issue of Fortune magazine featured Sreekanth Ravi in 35th place (WEALTH $131 million AGE 37) of the 40 richest people under 40. The magazine ranking the 40 richest - after last year's inclusion of innovators, influencers, and entrepreneurs along with the ten richest. Sreekanth Ravi, SonicWALL former Chairman and Founder. (NASDAQ: SNWL), founded Code Green Networks in 2004. Sreekanth holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He received the Young Alumni Award, from the University of Illinois in 2003. Sreekanth was honored for his entrepreneurial leadership in co-founding the Internet security appliance company, and establishing it at number one market share position worldwide.

2) Sudhakar Ravi:The September issue of Fortune magazine featured Sudhakar Ravi in 29th place (WEALTH $137.1 million AGE 39) of the 40 richest people under 40. The magazine ranking the 40 richest - after last year's inclusion of innovators, influencers, and entrepreneurs along with the ten richest. Sudhakar Ravi, SonicWALL former Chief Technology Officer and Founder. (NASDAQ: SNWL), founded Code Green Networks in 2004. Sudhakar holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He received the Young Alumni Award, from the University of Illinois in 2003. Sudhakar was honored for his entrepreneurial leadership in co-founding the Internet security appliance company, and establishing it at number one market share position worldwid.

4) Srinivas. Doddapaneni:-->Dr. Sri Doddapaneni is an engineering manager for Intel Software Development Products at Intel Corporation. He is responsible for common infrastructure for performance, threading, and quality tools. He started with Intel in 2000 and for the first four years led software development tools for Intel cellular and handheld processors. He has over 15 years of experience developing compilers, and various tools such as debuggers, profilers, emulators and runtime libraries. Sri holds a B.Tech.(Honors) from Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur and a PhD from Georgia Institute of Technology, both in computer science. He has published reviewed research papers in various leading conferences in the areas of compiler optimizations, distributed systems, and tools for embedded systems. Sri was granted three patents in distributed systems and has four patent applications pending in the area of software tools and computer architecture. Sri serves as the Project Lead for the TPTP Platform Project and is a member of the PMC. Sri is also a member of the TPTP Architecture Group

5) Valluri.Rao:-->Valluri Rao is an Intel Fellow and Director of Analytical and Microsystems Technology in Intel's Technology and Manufacturing group. Rao is currently responsible for the research and development of novel Microsystems and Micromechanical (MEMS) applications for Intel. Rao holds 46 issued patents, 3 Intel achievement awards and has published more than 20 external and 10 internal papers. Rao received Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Jesus College, Cambridge University, U.K.. He was a post-doctoral research fellow at the Engineering Department Cambridge from 1979 - 1983.

6) Satya Nadella:-->Satya Nadella is Corporate Vice President responsible for leading the Product Group within Microsoft Business Solutions. Nadella joined Microsoft in 1992 and has held a variety of marketing, product development and general management roles. Before taking on his current role, Nadella was responsible for launching and leading Microsoft bCentral, the leading Internet service providing Web presence, communications, customer marketing and e-commerce tools to small businesses.Before that, he was General Manager for the Commerce Platforms Group and led the development efforts for Microsoft Commerce Server and Microsoft BizTalk Server. Nadella was also a key member of several advanced technology incubation efforts inside Microsoft, including interactive television (ITV) and digital rights management (DRM). Nadellas first assignment at Microsoft was in the Windows Developer Relations group, where he was a program manager.

7) Prasad Vellanki:Prasad Vellanki, Vice President of Engineering/ NetContinuum As Vice President of Product Development at VXtreme, Prasad pioneered streaming media technologies for the Web. After Microsoft's acquisition of VXtreme, he successfully integrated VXtreme Web Theater software into the Windows Media product line. Prior to that, Prasad held several product development positions in the Real-Time Networking Group at Integrated Systems, Inc., including managing the development of pSOSystem networking products. Prasad has earned five patents and holds a MS degree in Computer Science from the University of Arizona, Tucson, and a BSEE degree from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, India.

9) Ravi C Adusumalli:Ravi C Adusumalli, Board of Directors of Intelli Group. Mr. Adusumalli joined Softbank Asia Infrastructure Fund (SAIF) in early 2002 and is currently a General Partner and Head of SAIFs India Operations. Prior to joining SAIF, Mr. Adusumalli was an Associate Partner with Mobius Venture Capital, a $1.25 billion early stage venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. He previously worked at Credit Suisse First Boston as an Associate and with Wasatch Funds, a mutual fund with over $9 billion in assets that specialized in small cap and micro cap companies listed on US and international exchanges. Mr. Adusumalli graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelors of Arts in Economics and Government. Mr. Adusumalli serves on the board of directors of SAIFs investments in Sify, SEVEN Networks, Investsmart, and Intelligroup.

10) Rao Vellanki:Rao Vellanki, Director of Offshore Operations, Best Buy Co., Chennai, India Prior to his appointment as Director of Offshore Operations in India, Mr. Vellanki was the Director of Information Services encompassing Business Intelligence, Enterprise Data Management (EDM), and Alternate Sourcing at Best Buy headquarters in Eden Prairie, MN. Mr. Vellanki possesses a BEEE and MEEE from Andhra University, India, and an MBA from the Carlson School of Management in Minnesota. Best Buy Co. (BBY) is the #1 distributor of consumer electronics, entertainment hardware, software, appliances, and complex solutions with revenues exceeding $20 Billion.

11) Suresh Chitturi:Suresh Chitturi is a senior research engineer and project manager at Nokia Research Center. His involvement with the JCP started mid-2003 when he became an active member of the Expert Group for JSR 226, Scalable 2D Vector Graphics API for J2ME. He was also the editor of JSR 226 specification and played an important role in synchronizing Mobile SVG specification between JCP and W3C. Suresh is now the Spec Lead of JSR 226, which includes the responsibility of leading the diverse Expert Group, developing the Reference Implementation (RI) and Test Compatibility Kit (TCK), and possible future work with respect to J2ME and SVG mobile technologies. For the past few years at Nokia, Suresh has focused on developing mobile vector graphics technologies and solutions, particularly SVG. Suresh also represents Nokia in several high profile mobile Standards Organizations (SDO) such as W3C, 3GPP, and OMA.

13)Dr. Prakash Challa:CEO of Nipuna Services Limited)/ Satyam BPO subsidary Before joining Nipuna, Dr. Challa was with Satyam as Senior Vice President in the Global Solutions Group. Prior to that, he held several senior management positions in the Information Technology industry. While with IMR Global / CGI in US (since 1993), he held a number of senior management positions and was responsible for business development and operations. Starting his career with Wipro Information Technology in 1985 he later joined Tata Consultancy Services and held a number leadership positions in Quality, Information Systems and Technology Planning groups. Dr Prakash Challa has a Ph.D in Software Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.

14) Anvitha Ramineni:Anvitha Ramineni is a Software Engineer and works at Intel Corporation. Through the 4 years that she's worked at Intel, she was the founder and President of the Intel Toastmasters Club in 2003 and she currently serves as the co-chair of the Women at Intel Network-Santa Clara, a 350-member employee group. She was a marketing co-lead for the highly successful IWL Leadership Summit in Boston this year. Anvitha is a certified life coach with an emphasis on issues faced by South Asians in the US. She is a high spirited, motivated South Asian woman and is passionate about entrepreneurship and women's empowerment.

15) Dr. Rao R. Tummala:Rao R. Tummala is a chaired professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at Georgia Tech. Previously, he was an IBM Fellow at IBM East Fishkill Packaging Laboratory in New York. Dr. Tummala was awarded 21 U.S. patents, made 45 other inventions, published 60 papers in professional society journals, and presented over 70 keynote, invited, and other talks throughout the world. Tummala received nine IBM Invention Awards, three IBM Divisional Awards, one IBM Corporate Award, and three IBM Publication Awards. He also received the John Wagnon Technical Achievement Award from ISHM, a Best Paper Award from IEEE, the Engineering Materials Award from the American Society for Metals, the Distinguished Alumni Award for outstanding service in engineering from the University of Illinois, and the David Sarnoff Award from IEEE. The Daniel C. Hughes, Jr. Memorial Award was awarded to Rao R. Tummala, Ph.D., for his dedication to IMAPS and the microelectronics industry. Dr. Tummala is being honored for his significant technical contributions to IMAPS in the fields of Materials and Processes for Advanced Ceramic Packaging, Flip Chip Technology and Integrated Passives; commitment to the development of students in the industry; and commitment to the Society in the capacity of President, Technical Vice President, and International Vice President, advancing both the Technical Scope and the Membership Programs of the Society. in the year 2002.

16) Madhu Yarlagadda:Madhu Yarlagadda, Director of Engineering, Communications Products, Yahoo!. Madhu is the Senior Engineering Director for Yahoo! Messenger where he is responsible for real-time communication over IP- including Voice (VoIP) and Video. He is charged with identifying, designing and developing next generation, real-time communication applications and platforms. In this role, Madhu can be accredited with developing the United Kingdom’s BT Communicator with Yahoo! Messenger and the recent deployment of high-quality PC-to-PC calling and voicemail in Yahoo! Messenger. Prior to joining Yahoo!, Madhu served as founder, president and chief operating officer of MyQuest, Inc., a unified messaging company acquired by Yahoo! in 1999. He also served as co-founder, chief technical officer and chief operating officer of ISSG, an enhanced telecommunications application provider.

17) Raghu R. Kodali:Raghu R. Kodali is a consulting product manager and SOA evangelist for Oracle Application Server. He has worked in the software industry for over 11 years as a developer, consultant, and presales engineer in emerging technologies. He is responsible for J2EE features with expertise in SOA technologies like EJB, Web Services, and application development frameworks. Raghu has been the lead product manager for EJB design-time features in Oracle JDeveloper since the EJB 1.1 specification. His current area of focus is evangelizing service-oriented infrastructure and implementing service-oriented applications.

19) Dr.Nag Patibandla:Dr.Nag Patibandla, Director of the Center for Future Energy Systems, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a New York State Center for Advanced Technology. Dr. Patibandla is a distinguished energy expert with rich state and global experience in academia, industry, and government.

20) Swaroop Adusumilli:Swaroop Adusumilli, V.P Engineering, co-founder Tallika. Prior to founding Tallika, Mr. Adusumilli was a co-founder and lead designer for Corrent’s silicon solutions. While at Corrent, Mr. Adusumilli designed and implemented major critical sub-systems of Corrent’s silicon solutions – including IPSEC/SSL/TLS protocol security core, DMA/Streaming bus interfaces(PL3)/AHB, MIPS sub-system and PCI/PCIX implementation. Prior to joining Tallika, Mr. Adusumilli held senior engineering lead positions at Conexant. While at Conexant, he architected and developed multiple DSL/Modem/GSM SOC chipsets. Before Conexant, Mr. Adusumilli was a senior staff engineer at VLSI Technology and developed multiple system controller and peripheral controller chipsets for Intel's 386, 486, Pentium and Digital Alpha microprocessors. Mr. Adusumilli holds multiple patents in high performance ASIC/SOC digital designs. He holds an MS in Electrical and Computer Engr.from University of Louisiana.

19) Ven_chava:Ven Chava, Director, Network Strategy and Analysis, Linux -- The Third Wave Mr. Chava was responsible for service layer development covering a variety of wireless applications, including push to talk, messaging services, portals, device management, location, and other services such as handset software development at Nextel. Mr. Chava also worked at Mobile365 Inc. as their chief architect responsible for launching world's first large-scale, IP-based SMS interoperability network that has contributed to the SMS text-message revolution in North America.

20) Raj Kumar Velagapudi:Rajkumar Velagapudi - President & Co- founder: Innova Solutions Inc., As President, Raj is at the helm of affairs inclusive of Strategic Planning, Development, and Sales & Marketing. Raj has in excess of 15 years of experience in the IT industry. During his tenure at one of the leading systems integrators, Raj was one of the Senior Management members responsible for expanding the business in the Western U.S. region. Raj holds a B.S degree in Computer Science from the University of Madras, India.

21) Krishna Yarlagadda:-->Krishna Yarlagadda, Founder, President & CEO of HelloSoft, Inc., Krishna has a B.S and MS in Electrical Engineering. As the President & CEO of HelloSoft, Krishna is responsible for setting HelloSoft's mission, formulating corporate strategy and executing a plan for the company's overall growth. Krishna held key management and technical positions in the SPARC processor division of Sun Microsystems and was a key player in successful launch of four SPARC processors (UltraSPARC I & II, SuperSPARC I & II).

22) Babu Mandava:Babu Mandava, President & Co-founder of Beecem Communications/ USA. Mr. Mandava obtained MSEE from Indian Institute of technology, Kanpur. He holds 5 US patents and publications in the area of design for testability and fault tolerant processor design. Babu Mandava has over 22 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Prior to co-founding Beceem Babu was a co-founder of Centillium Communications, a semiconductor company well known for product innovations in ADSL and VOIP areas.

23) Suneil Mandava :Suneil Mandava, is the Founder President & CEO of Mobile Aspects, Inc. Mr. Mandava is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, with a degree in Biomedical Engineering. Mr. Mandava also has performed research at the National Institutes of Health in the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute and the National Cancer Institute. Most recently, before starting the company, Mr. Mandava was a project manager at Accenture in the company's High Tech practice.

24) Rao Cherukuri:Vice President, Strategic Marketing, Phoenix Technologies: Rao Cherukuri is currently VP Strategic Marketing and Business Development at Phoenix. Prior to joining Phoenix Rao was a serial entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. Rao co-founded three companies and held responsibilities in many different executive roles as CEO, CTO. Prior to joining Phoenix, Rao was Co-founder/Chairman/CTO at Euclid.

25) Sri Myneni:Sri Myneni, CEO, President and Co-Founder Knoah Solutions Inc., Mr. Myneni has more than 14 years of senior management experience with major corporations in diverse areas like Enterprise Database Management, Secure Networking, CRM, and eCRM with major emphasis in Customer Management, Product Management, Business Development and Software Development. Prior to co-founding Knoah, he was VP of Strategic Customers and Alliances for eGain, where he played a key role in signing multi-million dollar deals with companies including AOL, Schwab, AT&T, Verizon and 3Com. Additionally, he was instrumental in growing eGain from a fledgling company to the eCRM market leader with more than 800 employees. Mr. Myneni holds an MBA from ThunderBird, an MSCS from ASU, and a BSCS from Nagarjuna University.

26) Venu Myneni:Venu Myneni, is serving as the President and CEO of Radiant Systems since 1995. Venu Previously worked as an engineer, marketing executive, programmer and Manager with various organizations and has over 20 years of experience. Venu has served on the Board of New Jersey Technology Council and is a Co-Chairman of CIO council. He received a Masters in Engineering from City College of New York (CUNY), New York and Bachelors in Engineering from Andhra University, India.

27) Roshan Gudapati:Roshan Gudapati is director of product strategy for Network Media Platforms in the Media Platforms and Services Group of Analog Devices Inc. (Norwood, Mass.).

28) Ashwani Jasti:Ashwani Jasti, is CEO and President of CAMO Group. Prior to joining CAMO, Ashwani was the President of BIT Tech where, he was responsible for building the company into a multi-million dollar e-commerce development and systems integration firm, with a staff of over 200 consultants. Earlier in his career, Ashwani was a Software Consultant to AT&T and NASDAQ. Ashwani Jasti received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Metallurgical Engineering, from Andhra University in India in 1992 and an M.S. in Computer Science from City University of New York (CUNY).

29) Chand Akkineni:Mr Chand Akkineni is a dynamic entrepreneur and is the founder of SoftPro Systems Ltd., SoftPros Inc., World Online, Inc. based in Atlanta, USA and SoftPro Technologies (P) Ltd. Mr. Chand is known for bringing creative business models. Prior to SoftPro, Mr. Chand held several positions with Tata Consultancy Services, Mumbai for 12 years. At the time of leaving the organization he was holding the position of Regional Manager of TCS in USA. Chand K. Akkineni is also President of Capricorn Systems Inc., He is the present president of the Atlanta chapter of the business group TiE Indus Entreprenuers. He is a postgraduate in Computer Science from IIT, Mumbai with MBA degree from Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA

30) Dr.Vamsi Boppana :Vice President of Engineering & Co-founder, Zenasis. Prior to founding Zenasis, Dr. Boppana was with the Advanced CAD Research group at the Fujitsu Laboratories of America. Vamsi has 5 patents pending and over 30 publications, including a best-paper award. Dr. Boppana received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-champaign in 1997. He also received the Van Valkenburg fellowship award at the University of Illinois for excellence in research and the Intellectual Property Contribution award at Fujitsu Laboratories of America. He has chaired and served on several industry sessions and program committees.

31) Suresh Katta :Founder and CEO, Saama Technologies Inc., Mr. Suresh Katta has founded and co-founded several companies focused on producing innovative software solutions, Suresh was co-founder of GVI, which developed groupware applications and was eventually sold to Netscape in 1995. He was also founder of Multisoft, which developed and marketed high-end graphics products for the Indian market. Before founding Saama, Suresh spent several years at SGI.Suresh is internationally recognized for his pioneering work. He has been a discussion panel member and featured speaker in several IT conferences.Suresh earned his MS in Computer Engineering from the University of Southwest Louisiana and his BS in Electronics Engineering from University of Bangalore in India. Founded in 1997, Saama Technologies, Inc. is a consulting and systems integration firm with focused expertise in providing actionable business intelligence for enterprises and innovative outsourcing services for software product companies. Leveraging over nine years of experience at over 500+ projects across multiple marquis clients, Saama has been able to continuously innovate in the formulation and delivery of relevant services to both users and providers of technology.

32) Rajendra Vattikuti :-->Raj Vattikuti, 53, founded Covansys, (Nasdaq-CVNS) which was originally called Complete Business Solutions, Inc., in 1985 with five employees. Mr. Vattikuti served as president and chief executive officer of the company until June of 2000, when he became co-chairman of Covansys. In September of 2004, Mr. Vattikuti resumed an active leadership position in the company when he was appointed president and chief executive officer. Mr. Vattikuti holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy (India) and a Master of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Wayne State University. Mr. Vattikuti also holds an honorary doctorate in Business Administration from Bryant College.

33) Prasad Mokkapati :-->Prasad Mokkapati, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Meridium Inc.Prasad earned his M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington and has over fifteen years experience as a software architect, implementing mission critical Internet and intranet systems. Prasad previously served as a senior architect at Borland. He was also the cofounder and Vice President of Engineering at PostModern Computing where he served as chief architect and creator of the Visibroker product line, licensed to such companies as Healtheon, Netscape, Oracle, Cisco and Sun.

34) Ravi C Adusumalli :-->Ravi C Adusumalli - General Partner, SOFTBANK Asia Infrastructure Fund, Director, SEVEN: Mobile Email for Everyone, Director, Intelli Group. Adusumalli joined Softbank Asia Infrastructure Fund (SAIF) in early 2002 and is currently a General Partner and Head of SAIFs India Operations. Prior to joining SAIF, Adusumalli was an Associate Partner with Mobius Venture Capital, a $1.25 billion early stage venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. He previously worked at Credit Suisse First Boston and with Wasatch Funds, a mutual fund with over $9 billion in assets.

35) Raj Atluru :Atluru is a Managing Director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson where he serves on the boards of Agentis, Amazing Media, Blue Titan Software, IQ Labs, Konarka Technologies, OpenLatitude, PAR3 Communications and Vizional Technologies. Atluru has assumed strategic and operating roles to help seed stage and early-stage companies, and he currently focuses on enterprise applications, software infrastructure, wireless communications and emerging energy technologies. Prior to Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Atluru spent three years with TL Ventures where he focused on early-stage supply chain, e-commerce applications and wireless communication companies. Prior boards include Syncra Systems, Planalytics, DigitalWork and American Compliance Systems, where he also served as interim CEO and Chairman. In addition, Atluru worked in the Leveraged Finance and Asian Corporate Finance groups at Credit Suisse First Boston in New York, Hong Kong and Singapore. Atluru graduated from Stanford University with B.S. and M.S. degrees in Environmental Engineering and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

36) Madhu Kodali :Madhu Kodali became a Principal of Fertilemind Capital in October 2004. Before joining Fertilemind Capital he had been the co-founder & President of Indiainfo.com, an integrated portal, e-commerce and business process outsourcing company. At Indiainfo.com he was involved with strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and was instrumental in six transactions in the Internet, IT and media services sectors. Prior to that he was the founder and President of Kodenet, Inc., an Internet Services Provider.

37) Venkat Vallabhaneni :Venkat Vallabhaneni is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Founder of AccurumVenkat was key in successfully growing the business at Accurum through his sales and marketing effort . He was responsible for setting up the global delivery divisions, and was instrumental in transforming the company to be a focused technology solutions provider for Wall Street firms. In 2003 Venkat assumed position as CEO of the company where he manages the company's strategy, vision and growth delivering innovative solutions and fostering strong client relations. Venkat has over 15 years of hands- on experience in building scalable and mission-critical systems in the financial industry. He has in-depth knowledge of the synergistic link between capital markets and technology be it in front, middle or back office systems. At Merrill Lynch, he worked for the Global Debt Analytics Services Department, playing an instrumental role in developing several trading systems using component and middleware technologies. Later sold to Kanbay, Accurum will be operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kanbay.

38) Suresh Mandava - Chief Technical Officer&co-founder, VistaWiz. :Suresh joined VistaWiz from DataReturn where he was the chief IBM technologist responsible for large scale website deployments. He has over 14 years of experience as an Infrastructure architect in operating large data center environments from conception to production. In his role as lead web solution strategist at IBM, Suresh implemented Web-sphere for IBM's primary support website and helped build content management tools and data mining systems involving over two million documents using various technologies. Prior to this, Suresh was with Satyam Computer's India where he was manager of technical services for Satyam's state-of-the-art offshore development technology center.

39) Mr. Venkat R. Mandava was Chief Technology Officer, Acumation Inc :Mr. Mandava was Director of Software Engineering for E*Trade Group, where he was in charge of product architecture and software development for the international business. Before that, he was a senior project manager for Infinity (a Sungard company), an associate director of fixed-income trading for Barclays Capital, and vice president of fixed-income for Credit Suisse First Boston, where he was responsible for quantitative research and software development. He was also involved in trading application development at Salomon Brothers. Mr. Mandava holds a PhD and masters in computer science from Vanderbilt University, an MTech in computer science from Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, India, and a BTech (with honors) in mechanical engineering from BITS, Pilani, India.

40) Arjun Valluri :Arjun has more than 16 years of experience in Information Technology Services. Arjun served as the Founder, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Intelligroup, Inc, Through the years, Arjun had received various awards such as:New Jersey Fast 50 Awards in the years 1995, 1996, 1997New Jersey Fast 500 Award in 1999New Jersey Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist in the years 1995, 1996, 1997New Jersey Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2001Var Business 500 Awards in 2000, 2001, 2002, USARecipient of Ronald Reagan Technology Award from the World Business Forum, 2004

41) Raj Talluri :Raj Talluri, CEO of Texas Instruments' digital still camera business unit, Dr Raj Talluri, Manager, Worldwide business imaging unit. Prior to this role Raj was the Chief Technology Officer of the Digital Still Camera Business Unit. He was also the R&D manger for the image and video technology in Texas Instruments' DSP Solutions R & D Center. Raj received his Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1993. He has been with Texas Instruments since then. Raj has extensive experience in image and video processing, semiconductor product engineering, marketing, and international business management having worked in various positions in TI.

42) Vijay Gummadi :Vijay Gummadi is currently the Vice President, Product Development at Campfire Interactive, Inc, a technology company in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Mr. Gummadi serves as an Invited Expert to the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative and the Object Management Group's (OMG) Manufacturing Domain Task Force. He has a Master's degree in Manufacturing Engineering and Information Systems from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Mysore, India.http://www.cfi2.com/

43) Rao Cherukuri :Vice President, Strategic Marketing, Phoenix TechnologiesRao Cherukuri is currently VP Strategic Marketing and Business Development at Phoenix. Prior to joining Phoenix Rao was a serial entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. Rao co-founded three companies and held responsibilities in many different executive roles as CEO, CTO. Prior to joining Phoenix, Rao was Co-founder/Chairman/CTO at Euclid, Rao is responsible for the architecture and delivery of Euclid’s hosted services based on the industry leading BizSmart IT Management Suite. His distinguished track record with other successful startups includes co-founding Flow Wise Networks which was later acquired by Network Equipment Technologies, co-founding Ramp Networks which went public and was later acquired by Nokia.

44) Dinakar Nagalla :Dinakara Nagalla joins Sinex (later name changed to Empowermx) following a successful 12 year career in information technology management in the transportation industry. Nagalla has most recently served as an independent consultant to a variety of airline industry entities including American Airlines and other major airlines in the areas of product and process development. Prior to that he was the Lead Technologist/Chief Architect for EDS Industry’s Airline Solutions subsidiary. Mr. Nagalla has a highly-developed and highly-respected expertise in information-based subject matters for airlines including Enterprise Work Flow, Maintenance Document Authoring/Tracking, Maintenance Planning, Configuration Management, Line Maintenance, Production Control and Non-Routine Management. As a consultant to Sinex prior to accepting the Vice President of Technology post, Mr. Nagalla led the further development of its product architecture and content management systems while at the same time participating in several industry efforts to standardize Java related specifications. He also worked as a Research Engineer in India Institute of Technology Bombay, India at the start of his career.http://www.empowermx.com/

46) Ravi Nannapaneni, Manager - Strategic Programs, Intel Corporation :Ravi Nannapaneni joined Intel in September 1991 and since has held various strategic and software development positions within different Intel organizations. In early to mid 1990s, Ravi introduced Information Systems Messaging Technology to enable the first mega fabrication process technology at Intel component manufacturing factories. In 1997, as the IT Engineering Manager of Intel's first manufacturing site in China, enabled low-cost manufacturing initiative to comply with United States Government controlled country guidelines. Two years later, he spearheaded concept and managed strategy program for delivery of innovative information systems to analyze worldwide manufacturing operational performance. During 2000, as Director NET Solutions, his team was involved in marketing and application of experience and capabilities developed internally to external business opportunities in support of Intel New Business Group strategy to leverage Intel operational methods.http://www.empowermx.com/

48) Suresh Chitturui :Suresh Chitturi is a senior research engineer and project manager at Nokia Research Center. His involvement with the JCP started mid-2003 when he became an active member of the Expert Group for JSR 226, Scalable 2D Vector Graphics API for J2ME. He was also the editor of JSR 226 specification and played an important role in synchronizing Mobile SVG specification between JCP and W3C. Suresh is now the Spec Lead of JSR 226, which includes the responsibility of leading the diverse Expert Group, developing the Reference Implementation (RI) and Test Compatibility Kit (TCK), and possible future work with respect to J2ME and SVG mobile technologies.

49) Dr. Ramarao Kanneganti :Ramarao Kanneganti, Ph.D. is a co-founder of Savera. Prior to founding Savera, Dr. Kanneganti was a member of the Technical Staff at Bell Labs. At Bell Labs, he spent several years working on billing systems, real-time databases and on-line organization of data. Dr. Kanneganti eceived a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, in 1986, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Rice University, Houston, Texas in 1995.

50) Sudheer Sajja, Vice President & Chief Information Officer, OHM LLC :Sudheer Sajja is a founding stockholder of the Company and serves as our Vice President and Chief Information Officer. He has over 6 years of experience in the field of Information Technology and is considered an expert in e-Commerce and EDI systems. Prior to founding OHM,LLC Sudheer was President / CEO of Pringle Technologies Inc., also had worked as a Sr. Systems Analyst with Factor 360 Inc. There he had worked with several e-Commerce systems for various clientele of the frim. He had lead teams in implemeting the e-Commerce Solutions and streamlined several functions of the organization. Sudheer is one of the core designer, developer and implementor of OHMSTM. Sudheer holds a Master of Science degree in Information Systems from Dakota State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Madras in India. Sudheer is a member of the Project Management Institute and a Silver medallist in the Duke of Edinburgh award.

51) Ramu Sunkara: Ex.Head Oracle’s Real-Time Collaboration and Communication products :Ramu is now working on a on-demand service to launch new services that are feasible with the world-wide deployment of broadband (wired and wireless) infrastructure. During the past 18+ years in the software industry, Ramu Sunkara has played a key role and has consistently developed highly innovative and pioneering solutions at the intersection of leading-edge technology and business value.Starting as a lead architect at Digital to pioneer SQL access to non-relational data and later 64 bit Relational Database Management System using its Alpha chip,During 1999 -2001, Ramu spearheaded Oracle’s initiative into CRM business suite to establish pioneering Web browser front-ends instead of thick clients for enterprise applications. Using JAVA-based architecture on the back-end and browser front-ends, he successfully launched a new CRM platform to build 60+ applications, which is part of Oracle Business Applications, used by over 40,000 enterprises in 2001. In 2001, Ramu started Oracle’s Real-Time Collaboration and Communication products that have resulted in Oracle's entry into integrated platform for Presence, Instant Messaging, VoIP, Web conferencing, and Mobile Push Mail products. Now organized as a division within Oracle Collaboration Suite, over 2,600 clients are currently using its real-time collaboration technologies worldwide. He has authored 16 U.S. patents on software architecture and has delivered many keynotes & talks at conferences around the world. Ramu has a B. Tech. from IIT-Madras, an M. S. in Computer Science from University of Wisconsin, and an MBA from Boston University.

52) Shankar Vemulapalli :Shankar Vemulapalli is a Technical Leader at Cisco Systems. He is a member of Central Engineering, within Advanced Services. In his current role, he specializes in design and implementation of new enhancements to routing protocols (BGP/OSPF/ISIS) and MPLS-VPNs, in service provider and enterprise customer networks. Shankar is also a frequent contributor at networking technical forums.

53) Shriram Velaga: Director, Product Management, Cisco Systems :

54) Suresh Chitturi :Suresh Chitturi is a senior research engineer and project manager at Nokia Research Center. His involvement with the JCP started mid-2003 when he became an active member of the Expert Group for JSR 226, Scalable 2D Vector Graphics API for J2ME. He was also the editor of JSR 226 specification and played an important role in synchronizing Mobile SVG specification between JCP and W3C. Suresh is now the Spec Lead of JSR 226, which includes the responsibility of leading the diverse Expert Group, developing the Reference Implementation (RI) and Test Compatibility Kit (TCK), and possible future work with respect to J2ME and SVG mobile technologies. For the past few years at Nokia, Suresh has focused on developing mobile vector graphics technologies and solutions, particularly SVG. Suresh also represents Nokia in several high profile mobile Standards Organizations (SDO) such as W3C, 3GPP, and OMA

1) Dr.Krishna Mikkilineni:Krishna Mikkilineni - Managing Director, Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab, Bangalore - India. Dr.Krishna completed his engineering in Electronics & Communications from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. He then went on to do his doctorate in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Florida, USA before joining Honeywell’s technology center. Dr. Krishna has been associated with Honeywell, a $25 Billion global, diversified, and industrial manufacturer, for nearly 20 years. He was working at Honeywell Technology Center, Minneapolis and Honeywell Industrial Controls, Phoenix at USA prior to setting up Honeywell India Software Operation (HISO) 8 years ago.

2) Raj Koneru:Raj Koneru, 36, was the co-founder of Intelligroup, Inc. one of the leading e-business solutions and package implementation companies in the US. Mr. Koneru received a Masters in Management Studies from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science in India in 1991 and after the establishment of Intelligroup in 1993. Mr.Raj Koneru as the Chairman of Indiainfo.com Pvt. Ltd is making news all over with the large scale launch of Indiainfo.com. Raj Koneru, was CEO of SeraNova. Later the company, acquired by Silverline Technologies.

3) Sudheer Koneru:Managing Director, Sum Total Systems - India Koneru served as president of the Seattle Chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), a professional organization dedicated to advancing entrepreneurship. He received an MS in Computer Science from the University of Texas, Austin, and a B. Tech in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, India.

4) Anil K. Jampala:Dr. Anil K. Jampala, vice-president of Satyam Computer Services, has been elected president of Hyderabad Software Exporters Association (HYSEA). Dr Anil will hold the post for two years. Anil Jampala is vice-president `108' service of the Emergency Management Research Institute (EMRI). Dr. Anil Kumar Jampala was Chief Executive Officer and President, Inspira Technologies Catalytic Software Ltd.

5) Dr. Jakkampudi Adiseshaiah Chowdary :Mr Chowdary, President and CEO of Pinexe Systems, a software solutions provider, is one of the architects of Software Industry in India. Mr Chowdary played a key role in making Hyderabad , a strong base for software development. Mr Chowdary also served as a member of Information Technology Task Force set up by the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Chairman of Hyderabad Chapter of American Chamber of Commerce. He did M.Tech programme at IIT (Chennai).Dr. Jakkampudi Adiseshaiah Chowdary is the President and Managing Director of PortalPlayer (India) Pvt. Ltd. He is also the President of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), Hyderabad. Dr. J.A Chowdary is the Founder and President of the Japan Business Council (JBC), Hyderabad. JAC has contributed to several reputed organisations such as the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the Corporate Research & Development Wing of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Department of Electronics, Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) and Metamor Enterprises Solutions (India). Prior to joining PortalPlayer, Dr. J.A. Chowdary was the President of Hyderabad Software Exporters Association (HYSEA) & Chairman of American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM), Hyderabad Chapter & Chairman of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), Hyderabad section.

6) Arjun Valluripalli :Arjun Valluripalli, Chief Executive Officer, Lanco Global systems.Arjun has more than 16 years of experience in Information Technology Services. Arjun served as the Founder, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Intelligroup, Inc, and was responsible for the growth of Intelligroup from USD 1 Million in 1993 to over USD 186 Million in 1999.Through the years, Arjun had received various awards such as:New Jersey Fast 50 Awards in the years 1995, 1996, 1997New Jersey Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist in the years 1995, 1996, 1997New Jersey Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2001Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. in 2003, USARecipient of Ronald Reagan Technology Award from the World Business Forum, 2004.

7) Mani Kantipudi :Mr Mani Kantipudi , Director Intel India development centre, who was heading the research, will now be the Director of Intel ebusiness group.

9) Mr.Rajanikanth Katragadda :Mr. Rajanikanth Katragadda, Associate Vice President, Infosys Technologies Ltd. 10) Madhavi Vuppalapati :Madhavi Vuppalapat is the Founder and Chairperson of Prithvi Information Solutions. She holds a M.S. degree in Computational Mechanics from Carnegie Mellon University, U.S.A. and a B.E. from Osmania University of Hyderabad. Before setting up her own company, she worked with highly reputed organizations in the U.S.A. and was Director-Operations at Gateway.

11) Naresh Malipeddi :Naresh Malipeddi, managing director of Conexant Systems India, has been promoted to chief operating officer of India Operations Malipeddi joined Conexant in September 2000 when the company acquired NetPlane Network Technologies (previously named Harris & Jeffries Inc.). Prior to Harris & Jeffries, Malipeddi spent 17 years with CMC Ltd.’s research and development facility in Hyderabad, India, where he was responsible for leading a variety of projects in the areas of Web technology, pervasive computing, and multimedia education and training. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electronics and communications from Osmania University in Hyderabad, and earned a master’s in management from the India Institute of Management in Bangalore.

12) Subbarao Tipirneni :Subbarao Tipirneni, Managing Director, Solaria India, brings to Solaria 25 years of senior management and corporate strategy experience in multinational operations with expertise in infrastructure logistics management, marketing, and operations. He has worked with several U.S . based corporations providing direction on India-centric operations and lobbying. Most recently, Subbarao was Vice President and General Manager of Ivus Inc., responsible for setting up its software development and customer support centers in India. He gained early management experience from six years at GE Medical Systems. Subbarao is an engineering graduate of Bangalore University and trained at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and Administrative Staff College of India.

13) HimaBindu Vejella :HimaBindu Vejella is B.Tech Graduate, Microsoft Certified Professional in ASP.Net and SqlServer 2000. She has been Working on .Net Technologies since past 3 years. She is also trainer, project guide in Dotnet. She started her carrier with VB and migrated to Dotnet. Currently she is working as Senior Developer in SEI CMMI level 5 company. She has been presented 5 National level papers on various technical topics like Artificial Intelligence, Speech Recognition, Speech Processing and UML. She is awarded as the Most Valuable member of www.dotnetspider.com She is Moderator and founder of Dotnet group for freshershttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/dotnetforfreshers

14) Ashok Yerneni, India Center Head, Bandspeed, Vice President of Engineering & CTO, BroadWare :Ashok brings to BroadWare over 10 years of experience in graphics and video system software development. As Vice President of Engineering, he manages the development of the company's solutions for live audio/video streams and real-time device control over the Internet. Ashok leads the BroadWare engineering teams with strong software design, development, and management experience. Prior to joining BroadWare, Ashok was a Senior Engineering Manager at Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI) where he was responsible for the development of the video server products targeted for broadcast, news automation, and post-production markets as well as digital media products for the high-end SGI workstations and servers (DIVO & Sirius Video). Prior to SGI, Ashok held various senior engineering positions in graphics and multimedia software development at Kubota Pacific Computer, IBM, and Drem Incorporated. Ashok holds an M.S. in Computer Science and Applications from Virginia Polytechnic and State University and a B.S. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

15) K.P. Atluri :VP of Strategic Alliances (North America), Utopia, Inc.KP was most recently an operating partner of iLabs Limited (iLabs), an Incubator of Technology and Media ventures. He was instrumental in setting up and growing many of the company's ventures into which initial investments were made, management structure put in place and initial market development was actively supported.He was also a key member of the team in the M & A program of the group and was personally responsible for negotiating and acquiring a significant stake in a Nasdaq listed IT services company.KP began his career in Marketing of financial services consisting of leasing, project financing and IPOs. He spent several years with the ITC Group in their financial services division and was responsible for its operations in Southern Region and led a group of 35 professional, managing a balance sheet size of US $ 200 million, both on assets and liabilities side of the business.KP has an MBA from XLRI, India, and is a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering. He received a Gold Medal in Finance at XLRI, and is a Certified Project Finance Specialist by Euromoney.

16) Karuturi Ramakrishna :Mr. Ramakrishna, who was featured by Time magazine, is the managing director of Karuturi Networks Limited Floritech, Bangalore. He has another unit near Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to explore the cut rose export potential there. Ramakrishna, Managing Director of Karuturi Networks Limited is one of the first movers in the Internet Software space. From very humble beginnings, the company became the first listed ".com" in the country with an enterprise valuation of USD 45 million.Mr. Ramakrishna, who was conferred honorary fellowship by Gitam Institute of Foreign Trade, is setting up a joint venture with Ernst & Young in Africa. This will be the world's second largest cut flower production unit. He has already established a firm grip in exporting rose bushes to Europe for hobby gardening segment. After starting www.rosebazaar.com, he developed an online real time response auction, which turned a big hit.

Some of our well known Engineers :1) Dr. Narla Tata Rao:-->Narla Tata Rao was born on 8-3-1917 in Koutharam, Krishna District. He obtained his MS (Poer Systems, Engineering) from Illinios Institute of Technology, Chicago-USA. He started his career as an employee of TATA Iron and Steel Company. In the Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board, he served in various capacities- Divisional Engineer, Chief Engineer, Secretary to the Electricty Board and Co-Chairman. He also served as member of the Hydro-Electric Commission of Central Government. From 1974 onwards he served as the Chairman of Andhra Pradesh State Electricity board upto 1988. He was Chairman of of Super Thermal Stations Committee. He was Chairmsn of Energy Research wing of The Indian Scientific and Indistrial Research Enterprise. He was the Director of BHEL, Andhra Bank, Allwyn, Bharat Alluminium Company. He was the Chairman of Central Hydro Electrica Corporation. His brain childs are Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar Hydro Electric Stations Vijayawada Power Station. Government of India honoured him with "Padmasree" title in the year 1983. He is honorary Chairman for many Public Limited Companies.2) Dr. Anumolu Rama Krishna:Dr. Anumolu Ramakrishna was the President (Operations) and Deputy Managing Director, Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Chennai. Dr. Anumolu Ramakrishna did his masters in structural engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai started his career in 1962 with Engineering Construction Corporation Limited (ECC). He headed the ECC - Construction Division and was inducted into the Board of Directors of L&T in 1992. He was elevated to the present position of Deputy Managing Director in March 2000. Under his leadership, revenues of L&T-ECC Division have grown manifold - from Rs. 4,500 Million in 1992 to over Rs. 600,000 Million in 2005. Dr. Ramakrishna was the Vice-Chairman of Construction Industry Development Council - CIDC - an autonomous institution established by Government of India - Planning Commission to bring together diverse players in construction sector to a common platform.He was also the Vice-Chairman of National Academy of Construction - NAC, established by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, for providing training to Workmen, Contractors and Engineers.3) Tripuraneni Hanuman Chaudary :

He was born in Angaluru. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering. He was in Indian Government's Department of Telecoms for over 30 years and held positions like Asst.Chief Engineer, General Manager and Dy.Director General. The last Telecom post he held was Chairman and Managing Director of India's International Telecom Corporation The VSNL. He was on Board of Governors of the INTELSAT. He was the President of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (India), represented India in several Internationa l Conferences in 30 Countries. He is consultant to several National and Foreign companies on Telecoms in India and is on the Board of Directors in several companies. He Published over 400 articles, papers, talks, writes regularly for econoimics and business papers. He is currently Consultant and Advisor to TCS and Satyam Computers.4) Uppalati Venkateswarlu :

U.V.Varlu was born in December, 1927 in Ghantasala in a farmers family; passed DMIT Electronic Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology in 1954. with Honours. Joined Atomoc Energy Establishment, Trombay, (now Bhaba Atomic Research Center, BARC) in 1954 as a Research Assistant. 12 years at Trambay , he was engaged in the R&D and setting-up pilot plants for electronic equipment. 7 years ECI, Hyderabad, he has set up four production divisions namely Nuclear Instruments, Measuring Instruments, T.V and Components division. 10 years (1974-84) at Central Electronics Ltd., he has set-up production divisions for Ferrites, Technical ceramics, Electron tubes, Electronic equipment for Railways, Solar cells, Modules and systems all with indegenious know-how. 5 years at APEDC (1984-89) he has promoted about 100 industries in the area of electronics and communications.Awarded Nayudamma Award by Indo-Japanese Friend ship Association in 1986. He was Chairman for many companies in the area of Electronics and Communication and Advisor for many companies. He was Chairman Working Group for Electronic Components set-up by DST New Delhi.5) Dr. V. Prasad Kodali :

Dr. V. Prasad Kodali is a Consultant in Electronics. From 1986 to 1997, he served as Advisor in the Department of Electronics, Government of India, responsible for strategic electronic activities During 1984-86, he was the Director for Electronics and Instrumentation at DRDO, New Delhi, responsible for technical planning and coordination in communications, radar, electronics warfare and opto-electronics. From 1973 to 1984, he was Technical Director of the DoE, Government of India. Prior to 1973, Dr. Kodali worked with TIFR, Bombay, and with Microwave Associates in England. In early 1980s, he planned and founded the Center for Electromagnetics in Madras for R&D in electromagnetic compatibility. Mr. Prasad Kodali, Worldwide Technical Program Manager of Life Sciences Discovery Link Solution, IBM Corporation. Dr. Kodali is Informatics Project Lead at 3rd Millennium, where he is involved in developing advanced informatics solutions for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. He was previously the product manager of data integration products at NetGenics, Inc. He received his Ph.D. degree in computational chemistry from Pennsylvania State University. His research interests include data integration in drug discovery, computational algorithms, computer-assisted drug design, and life science informatics.6) J.P.Chalasani, Director (Business Development), Relience Energy :J P Chalasani, (48), is an engineering graduate and has about 25 years experience in the power sector and held responsible positions with National Thermal Power Corporation Limited and Reliance Power Limited. He was appointed to the board of the Company on 18th January,2003. He is also on the boards of Hirma Power Private Limited, Reliance Energy Trading Limited, BSES Rajdhani Power Limited, Utility Powertech Limited and Jayamkondam Power Private Limited.7) Dr.Kudithipudi Sri Rama Krishnaiah:8) Jampala Parthasaradhi:

Famous Kamma Lawyers :Sir.Edpuganti Raghavendra Rao was a famous Lawyer in Madhya Pradesh (Bilaspur). He was the first Indian origin Governor of Central Province from May 1936 to September 1936. The Civil Defence Department came into being on 24 October 1941 when Dr. E. Raghavendra Rao - the first Civil Defence Member of the Governor General 's Executive Council.

Justice.Ramineni Kousalendra Rao: Was born on 1910 in Bilaspur. Their family migrated from Vuyyuru, Krishna Distrrict, A.P. He had started Practice in Nagapur High Court in 1935 and appointed as Advocate General in 1946. Appointed as High Court Judge in 1949, in the very young age of 39 years. He was the First Kamma High Court Judge. Justice R. Kaushalendra Rao was also the Member first finance commision after India got Independence.

Bollini Munuswamy Naidu: Was born on 1885 in the village Velamjeri, Chittor District. He did his Law Course in Madras and was practice in Madras and Chittor courts. He was elected as Chittor District Board President in 1930. And joined in Justice Party, he was elected for Combined Madras state Assembly and was Chief Minister for the State from 1930 to 1934. He was the first Kamma Chief Minister. Was conferred 'Divan Bahadur' by British Government.Panguluri Venkata Subba Rao: Was born in a village near Bapatla, Guntur District. He had completed his Bar-at-Law in London, married to an English lady, he come back to India and practice in Guntur court. After some time he went to London and started practice in London Preevi Counsil (London Supreme Court) and settled there. Raman Subba Rao, former English Crickter is his son.

Justice.K. Veeraswamy was appointed Judge and later became the Chief Justice of Madras High Court. He was the first High Court Chief Justice in Kamma caste.

Justice Alagiri Swamy was the First Kamma Judge in Supreme Court, before he was the Judge of Madras High Court.

Justice.V.Ramaswamy was the High Court Judge, Madras and also was the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court. After that he was appionted as Supreme Court Judge in 1990. After the retirement he was appointed Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Law Commission. His son Sanjay Ramaswamy, former M.P from Sivakasi, also he is the husband of Srilatha, sister of famous heroin Sreedevi.

Justice G Ramanujam :- Justice G Ramanujam (b. 01 June 1923) retired from the Madras High Court after serving as a Judge for sixteen years (1969 – 1985). He passed his BL Degree from the Law College, Madras in the year 1947 and enrolled as an Advocate in the Madras High Court in 1948 and in the Supreme Court in 1961. Justice Ramanujam has served as Legal Advisor, Madras State Electricity Board (1960 – 1965); Central Government Standing Counsel (1965-1966); State Government Pleader, Madras High Court (1966-1969) and Vice-Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal at Chennai (1985-1988). He was designated as a Senior Advocate by the Supreme Court of India in 1989.

Justice D. Raju: Judge (Former), Chennai High Court was made Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in June 1998. D. Raju, former Supreme Court judge.

Justice Avula. Sambasiva Rao was born on 16th March, 1917. Educated at Guntur, Madras and Calcutta. Was Arts and Law Graduate of the Madras University. Was Appointed as permanent Judge of A.P. High Court on 22nd April, 1967. Acted as Chief Justice of High Court of Andhra Pradesh from 25th January, 1975 till 10th January, 1976.Appointed as permanent Chief Justice from 9th April, 1978. Retired on 16.3.1979.Sri Sambasiva Rao served as the Vice Chancellor of Andhra University between 1980-84. He was a Writer and authored several books. He was president of Radical Humanist Association of India. Was the First Lokayukata of Andhara Pradesh.

Justice Challa. Kondaiah was born on 4th July, 1918. Educated at Government Arts College, Anantapur and Madras Law College. Did Civil, Criminal and Taxation work in Madras High Court, High Court of Andhra at Guntur and High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. Was appointed as Standing Counsel for Income-Tax Department in 1958. Appointed as permanent Judge on 21st August, 1967. Transferred as Judge, Madhya Pradesh on 24th June, 1976. was Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court again from 27th October, 1977. Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh from 16th March, 1979 till 3rd July, 1980

Justice K.Amareswari was born on 10th July, 1928 in Appikatla village in Guntur District. Obtained her M.A. Degree in Politics and History from Andhra University in 1949 and took her B.L., Degree also from the same University. Was a member of Bar Council during 1960-61. Was the Vice-President of the Indian Federation of Women Layers, (Andhra Pradesh) Branch. Was the Vice-President of A.P. High Court Advocates’ Association during 1975-76. Appointed as permanent Judge on 29-4-1978 for A.P High court.

Justice Davuluri Munikannaiah was educated at A.V.N. College, Visakhapatnam presidency and Law Colleges, Madras. Practised on Original and Appellate Sides. Worked as Public Prosecutor. Appointed as Addl. Judge on 16.06.1958. Appointed as Permanent Judge on 13.06.1960. Retired on 11.03.1963. He was the first Kamma Judge of A.P.High Court.

Justice P.A.Choudary was born on 1st July, 1926. Took M.A., Degree in Economics from Andhra University, Waltair took his B.L. Degree from Law College, Madras. Enrolled as an Advocate, Supreme Court on 8-2-1978. Author of several articles on Legal topics. Made a critical review of Supreme Court decisions in the India Year Book of International Affairs, 1953, published by the Madras Unviersity. Appointed as permanent Judge of the A.P. High Court on 10-11-1978.

Justice A.V. Krishna Rao was born on 28.1.1916. Educated at Andhra Christian College, Guntur and Government Law College, Madras. Appointed Additional Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh for a period of two years with effect from 26th June, 1971. Appointed permanent Judge of the High Court on 10.5.1972. Retired on 28.1.1978. Died on 23.8.1980.

Justice Chintamaneni.S.R.K. Prasad was born on 2nd January, 1943 in an agricultural family at Tenali, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Son of late Mr. Sivaramaiah Chowdary, a leading practitioner and Ex.Bar Council Member and President of Bar Association. Did his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Degree from Loyala College, Vijayawada, Andhra University in the year 1960. Obtained B.L. degree from Andhra University in the year 1963. Worked as Principal District and Sessions Judge atAnanthapur, Nalgonda and Visakhapatnam. Elevated to the Bench as an Additional Judge of High Court of Andhra Pradesh on 13.12.2001. Sworn in as Judge of High Court of A.P. 2003. He was retired on 02.01.2005.

Justice Jasti Chelameswar was born on June 23, 1953 at Pedda Muttevi, Movva Mandal in Krishna District. His father was late Jasti Lakshminarayana, a lawyer at Machilipatnam. Graduated in Law from Andhra University Visakhapatnam, in 1976. Worked as Government Pleader for Home Affairs in High Court in the years 1988 and 1989. Designated as Senior Counsel in the year 1995. Appointed as Additional Advocate General on 13.10.1995. Elevated as Addl. Judge of High Court of Andhra Pradesh on 23.6.1997 and as Judge 17.5.1999.

Sri Justice Hanumanthu: Hon’ble Sri Justice A. Hanumanthu was born on 01.07.1937 mudigubba, Kadiri Taluq, Anantapur District. Passed M.A., LL.B. B.A. degree from Government Arts College, Anantapur. M.A. LL.B, from Nagapur University. Enrolled as an advocate on 07.07.1961. Joined in Judicial service as Munsif Magistrate on 06.07.1974. In 1976 promoted as a Subordinate Judge. In 1982 promoted as District and Sessions Judge. Elevated as Additional Judge, High Court. Retired on 01.07.1999.

Justice N.V. Ramana was born in an agricultural family on 27th August 1957, in Ponnavaram Village, Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh, India. He was associated in a number of cases of Constitutional importance, with stalwarts including Sri Nani Palkiwala, Sri K. Parasaran, Sri Ram Jethmalani, Sri Soli Sorabji and Sri Kapil Sibal. He was appointed as the Additional Advocate General in the High Court of A.P on 7.4.1998. He was elevated as Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on 27.6.2000.

Justice Pemmasani Sankara Narayana popularly known as P.S.Narayana was born on 13th July 1948 at Chinthakalva village near Tirupati. He had obtained his B.Sc., degree from S.V. Arts College, Tirupati and obtained his B.L. Degree from S.V. University College, Tirupati. He had worked as Chief Editor of Andhra Weekly Reporter and also Andhra Law Times (Criminal) for some time and he was also the honorary editor of Andhra Law times till recently. Elevated as Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh and sworn-in on 25th June 2001.

Justice Polavarapu. Rama Rao had B.A. in A.C. College, Guntur and M.A. & LL.B., in Lucknow University. Appointed as High court Judge in 16.9.1981.

Justice Gogineni. Radhakrishna Rao was born on 1.7.1932 at Krishna district. Passed B.Com.,B.L., B.Com. in the Hindu College, Law degree from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. Selected as a District and Sessions Judge Grade IIon 12.12.1973. Appointed as permanent Judge of High Court of Andhra Pradesh on 11.7.1986. Retired on 1.7.1994.

Justice Jasti.Eswara Prasad was born on 04-08-1934 at Madras in a family of Lawyers. Father, Late Sri J.Sambasiva Rao Chowdary was a Judicial Officer, who retired as a District & Sessions Judge. Mother, Late Smt. J.Seetamahalakshmi was a leading Lawyer of Madras and A.P.High Courts and was an M.L.C. Graduated in Law from Osmania University. Had lucrative practice in Constitutional, Civil Services and Sales Tax Laws. Had a large office with a band of juniors. Elevated as a Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh and was sworn-in on 16-03-1990.

Justice Sunkavill. Parvatha Rao was born on 26.11.1935. Degree from Loyola college, Law from Madras Law College 1958-60. Appointed as Judge of High Court of Andhra Pradesh on 16.3.1990. Retired on 26.11.1997.

Judge Patibandla chandra Sekhara Rao was born in Veerulapadu, Krishna District is acting President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, controlled by United Nations.

Lavu Nageswara Rao : Lavu Nageswara Rao was Additional Solicitor General in the Supreme Court of India. Rao is a senior advocate in the Supreme Court. He was designated as a senior advocate in November 2000. Mr Rao, who practised in the Andhra Pradesh High Court shifted to the Supreme Court in 1995. He was standing counsel for various universities in Andhra Pradesh and had appeared in constitutional and administrative law matters in the apex court and the High Courts of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Haryana, Guwahati, Karnataka and Patna.

1) Dr.Kakarla Subba Rao:Dr Kakarla Subba Rao was born on 25 January, 1925 in a middle class agricultural family at Pedamuttevi, in Krishna District. In 1944 he joined Andhra Medical College at Vizag and passed MBBS in 1950. Having completed his internship at K.G. Hospital, Vizag in 1951, Dr Subbarao left for USA for higher studies, on a special scholarship. In 1955, he cleared his American Board Exam in Radiology. During 1954-1956 Dr Kakarla worked as a 'Special Fellow' in Radiology at New York and Baltimore. He became Professor of Radiology and Chief Radiologist, Osmania University. Dr Kakarla left for United States in 1970. In 1973 Dr. Subba Rao became a 'Fellow of Royal College of Radiologists (UK) Till 1986 he was associated with faculty of Radiology at different medical institutions in America. He hadjoined in NIMS (Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences) in 1986 as Director. In recognition of his contributions to the field of Radiology, the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association has confrred on hin the prestigious 'Radiologist of the Millennium' award in the year 2000. The Government of India honoured Dr Kakarla Subba Rao with 'Padma Sri' on 26 January 2000, in recognition of his valuable contributions in the field of medicine. He was also the founder president of Telugu Association of North America (TANA).2) Dr Gullapalli Rao MBBS, PhD :Dr Gullapalli Rao MBBS PhD , is the Founder and Director of the LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) in India. His international work and standing is epitomised by his appointment as Secretary-General of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (1998-present), and former Chairman of the South-East Region (1994-1999). He is also Executive Officer of the International Contact Lens Society of Ophthalmologists; One of the Chairs of the Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalist (50 top elected academicians in ophthalmology); President of the Asia Pacific Region and Member of the Board of the International Association of Contact Lens Educators (1995-present); Member of the International Advisory Committee of the International Federation of Eye Banks (1995-present); Member of the International Medical Advisory Board of Orbis International (1994-present), and Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Awards include: Ranbaxy Research Award for contributions to medical science 1995; Louis Emile Javal Silver Service Award from the International Contact Lens Council of Ophthalmology 1994; Outstanding Service Award of the Association of Asian Indians in Ophthalmology 1984; Honor Award of the Telugu Association of North America for outstanding accomplishments in medicine; the Honor Award of the American Academy of Ophthalmology 1983; and the Padmashri award by the Indian Government for his contribution to medicine and ophthalmology 2002. Dr Gullapalli N. Rao, Chairman of Board of Trustees and President, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) / VISION 20203) Dr.Yarlagadda Nayudamma:Dr.Y.Nayudamma was born on 1-6-1947 in Karamchedu, Prakasam District. He did his MBBS in Guntur Medical College, MS (Gen-Surgery) in Rohtak Medical College, Rohtak and M.Ch. (Pead.Surgery) in AIMS New Delhi. He worked at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi as Senior Resident in Pediatric Surgery from Aug 1975 - Aug 1978. He was appointed as Asst. Professor of Pediatric Surgery at Guntur Medical College Guntur from Sep 1978. He worked as civil assistant Surgeon in Govt. General Hospital Guntur between Feb 1982 and 1984.Subsequently he was elevated in the same institution to the post of Professor & Head of Pediatric Surgery & Chief Pediatric Surgeon in Aug 1984.He continues to work in the same post till todate. He is also the Vice Principal of Guntur Medical College since dec-2000. He had successfully separate three sets of Conjoined Twins .4) Dr.Pinnamaneni. .Narasimha Rao:-->Dr.P.Narasimha Rao (FRCS(G), DSc., M.S., F.I.C.S., F.I.M.S.A.,) was President, International Medical Sciences Academy,Former Principal, Guntur Medical College and Former President, Medical council of India.5) Dr.Lingam suryanarayana:Dr. Suryanaryana, professor of surgery, was the first vice-chancellor of the Health University from 1988 to 1994. He worked as principal of Guntur Medical College for a decade and later as principal of the Andhra Medical College at Visakhapatnam.6) Dr. Lavu Narendranath:-->Dr.L.Narendranath, Additional Professor, Department of Orthopaedics has beeen awarded with the prestigious "Padmashree" in recognition of his team work for poliomyelities affected children.7) Dr.Korrapati Chiranjeevi:-->Dr.Korrapati Chiranjeevi, MDS, MS(Dental): Was born on 1933 in a village near Puttur, Chittor District. He did his Master Degree in Mumbai and got his Doctors (Dental) degree from London. Dr.Chiranjeevi had stareted his career aas a tutor in Osmania University Dental College and retired as Principal in 1991. He was President, Indian Dental Association A.P Chapter; Member, All Indian Dental Council and also Member of Board of Studies A.P. Health University, Madras University, Bangalore and Osmania Universities.8) Ratnam V Mullapudi: (cardio-thoracic surgeon)Dr. Ratnam V Mullapudi is the Founder of the Usha Mullapudi Cardiac Centre (UMCC), a superspeciality, non profit hospital built on the specifications of American Medical Association. Was graduated from Andhra Medical College in 1962, went to USA, and took training from Albany medical center, Albany in New York for 10 years. Then started my own practice in Cardiac Surgery, near Chicago. In 1995 he worked for two years in NIMS hospital, as a consultant Cardiac Surgeon on voluntary basis.9) Dr. Mannam Gopi Chand (Cardiologist):-->Dr. Gopichand Mannam graduated from Guntur Medical College, Guntur, AP, in April 1981. He passed FRCS in General surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, in 1986 and The Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow in 1987. In November 1994, he came back to India and joined the Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad, as a senior Consultant in Cardio-Thoracic surgery. Later, in June 1997, he has joined Medwin Hospital, Hyderabad as Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon. Currently, for the past 6 years, he is at CARE hospital, Banjara Hills as Chief of Cardiothoracic surgery. His main interests are congenital cardiac surgery and Coronary artery bypass on a beating heart (OPCAB). So far he has done more than 6000 heart operations. Dr. Gopichand also does hundreds of free cardiac surgeries on children every year. He is also the Managing Trustee of “Hrudaya”, a charitable trust that helps finance free heart surgeries for the children of the underprivileged.10) Kancherla Ravindranath:-->Dr. K.Ravindranth, Managing Director of Global Hospitals graduated from Sr.Venkateswar a Medical College, Tirupathi in 1980 and attained his Masters in Surgery in 1984 from Madras University. He obtained FRCS of Glasgow and Edinburgh in 1985. He has worked in prestigious hospitals like Hammersmith Hospital, King's College Hospital and St. Marks's Hospital in Londoan. After his return to India in 1990, he established the Dept. Of Surgical Gastroenterology & Laparoscopic Surgery at Appolo Hospital, Hyderabad, Which he headed tii April 1999. He established Global Hospital, the exclusive institute of gastroenterology and Laparoscopic surgery at Hyderabad in 1999. He has performed a large number of laparoscopic surgeries and all types of advanced open surgeries like liver resections, intestinal fistule, AP resections, Whipples's resections, pouch surgeries. He was Presedent of IAGES and Vice President of ELSA (Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia).11) Dr. P.Ramesh (Cardiologist:12) Dr.Mukkamala Apparao :-->Dr.Mukkamala Apparao, who was born in Krishna District, is now president-elect of the Michigan State Medical Society. Dr Appa Rao Mukkamala, a radiologist based in Flint, was elected as the President of the 15,000-member body at its 141st annual meeting of the society's House of Delegates held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US.He will serve as president-elect of the society till April 2007, when he will take over as President. Over the next two years, until April 2008, Dr.Mukkamala will help improve the health care system in the state by implementing the society's report titled ''The Future of Medicine: Leading the Way to a Better Health Care System.''Dr. Mukkamala, who also serves as the state's delegation to the American Medical Association, was quoted as saying in the news release, ''Similar to the automotive industry, health care is at a crossroads in Michigan. He studied at Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada. Mukkamala earned his degree from the Guntur Medical College, and completed his internship at St. Margaret's Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is head of the Radiology Department at Hurley Medical Center, where he serves on the hospital's board of directors.He is a clinical professor of radiology at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.Among other posts held by him was the President of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, the largest of its kind. In 2003, he played a key role in opening the 700-bed NRI General Hospital, which includes a college from where the first batch of medical students will graduate next year. Dr. Mukkamala and four other doctors contributed 100,000 dollars each for the hospital. The hospital-college is located at Chinna Kakani, between Vijayawada and Guntur.13) Dr.Musunuru Koteswara Rao :-->Dr. Musunuru Koteswara Rao, director of cardiology at the Heart Institute of Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point in Florida, and recipient of the American Heart Association’s ‘Physician of the Year 2005’ award. HUDSON - After two decades of community service and cardiac care in Pasco County, Bayonet Point cardiologist Rao Musunuru awarded the American Heart Association's prestigious 2003 Chairman's Award for volunteerism.14) Dr.Prabhakara Rao Tripuraneni :-->The American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) has elected Scripps Clinic radiation oncologist Prabhakar Tripuraneni, M.D., F.A.C.R, as its new President. He has been active in ASTRO (www.astro.org) since 1982 serving on numerous committees and task forces and is currently the Senior Editor of ASTRO news as well as chairing the Information Technology and Resource Development committee. ASTRO is the largest radiation oncology society in the world, with more than 7,000 members who specialize in treating patients with radiation therapies. As a leading organization in radiation oncology, biology and physics, the Society’s mission is to advance the practice of radiation oncology by promoting excellence in patient care, providing opportunities for educational and professional development, promoting research and disseminating research results and representing radiation oncology in a rapidly evolving socioeconomic healthcare environment. He has written dozens of articles on the subject, authored a book, and has delivered more than 150 lectures worldwide. CART was approved by the FDA in 2000 and has prevented coronary restenosis in thousands of patients. Since 1996, he has been selected by his peers as one of The 'Best Doctors in America'.He is a graduate of Guntur Medical College, Guntur, India. He completed a radiation oncology residency at the University of Alberta in Canada and also at the University of California at San Francisco

1) S. Rao Kosaraju :-->Edward J. Schaefer Professor in Engineering Prof. Kosaraju has done extensive work in the design and analysis of parallel and sequential algorithms. Recent research efforts include efficient algorithms for pattern matching, data structure simulations, universal graphs, DNA sequence assembly, n-body potentials, and paradigms for parallel data structures.Ph.D.University of Pennsylvania1969M.Tech.I.I.T., Kharagpur, India1966B.Engg.Andhra University, India1964Awarded: Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award, 2001 ACM SIGACT Distinguished Service Award, 2000Email : kosaraju@cs.jhu.edu2) Dr. R. K. Yarlagadda:-->Proffesor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oklahoma State University202 Engineering South, Stillwater OK,He did, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University, 1964M.S., Electrical Engineering from South Dakota State University, 1961B.E., Electrical Engineering from University of Mysore, India, 1959 Email : yar@okstate.edu3) Velagapudi Prasad:-->Dean, School of Business AdministrationUniversity of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WIEmail : fergie@uwm.edu4) Rao Cherukuri:-->Professor of Finance, College of Business Administration, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA He did, Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1972 Master of Business Administration, Atlanta University, 1966 University Outstanding Professor, CSU Stanislaus, 2001-2002. Dr. Cherukuri has designed and conducted executive training seminars in Financial Management, Computer Applications in Finance, and Capital Budgeting. His industry experience include consultant to financial institutions, board member of the California Thrift Guaranty Corporation.5) Dr. Harish P. Cherukuri:Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, University of North Carolina – Charlotte6) Suvarna Cherukuri, Ph.D.,:Assistant Professor of Sociology, Siena College, Loudonville, New York Dr. Cherukuri completed her Ph.D. in sociology at Kansas State University, where she is an instructor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work. Her dissertation is titled "Social Control of Women Prisoners and their Pathways to Imprisonment": A Case Study of an Indian Prison. Her interests include criminology, legal theory, women and crime, deviance and social control, sociology of gender, race and ethnic relations, development, and qualitative methods.7) Cherukuri, Umamaheswara R.:Professor Emeritus, Department of Accounting & Finance, California State University--Stanislaus, Turlock, CA8) Sunitha Jasti, Ph.D., Assistant Professor:The Department of Family, Nutrition, & Exercise Sciences (FNES)Queens College, City University of New York.9) Venigalla B. Rao (Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science) :Chairman of the Biology Department, The Catholic University Of America. Professor Rao completed his post-doctoral work at the University of Maryland Medical School. His laboratory research includes use of the bacteriophage T4 as a model system to elucidate the mechanism of DNA packaging in double stranded DNA containing icosahedral viruses. Strategies are also being developed to construct multicomponent vaccines against HIV and anthrax using phage T4 display.10) Sreenivas Kamma :Sreenivas Kamma is Associate Professor of Finance at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. He joined the business school in 1986 after completing his Ph.D. In finance at the State University of New York at Buffalo. His current work focuses on the value implications of capital structure choices and cash disbursement policies. Professor Kamma has taught extensively in the M.B.A. and Ph.D. programs. He is the recent recipient of several MBA teaching excellence awards. Professor Kamma has taught at the Wharton School of Business and at the London School of Business where he received a teaching excellence prize from the Masters in Finance program. He also has taught short programs in Helsinki, Slovenia, Hungary, and for such corporations as Elementis, MOL, Rolls Royce, John Deere and Whirlpool. He is currently the program manager for the MBA in Finance program for John Deere Finance Professionals.11) Sudhakar Yalamanchili :Proffesor, The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering/ Georgia Institute of Technology.Sudhakar Yalamanchili received the B.E degree in Electronics from Bangalore University, India in 1978, and the MS. and Ph.D degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1980 and 1984 respectively. He is currently a Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta GA. Prior to joining Georgia Tech in 1989 he was Senior and then Principal Research Scientist at the Honeywell Systems and Research Center in Minneapolis from 1984 to 1989. At Honeywell he was the Principal Investigator for projects in the design and analysis of multiprocessor architectures for embedded applications. During that time he was also an Adjunct Faculty and taught in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. His current research interests are driven by two sets of challenges. The first set of challenges is that of the design and analysis of on-chip interconnects for emerging multi-core architectures and embedded computing fabrics. The second set of challenges is in the architecture and implementation of networks for large scale cluster computing systems.12) Ratna K Vadlamudi, Ph. D., Associate Proffesor Lousiana State University School of Medicine :Dr. Vadlamudi has joined the faculty of the Department of Genetics as an Associate Professor. He is also a member of the Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center. Dr. Vadlamudi received his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Wyoming, Laramie in 1994. Prior to his appointment in Lousiana State University School of Medicine, Dr. Vadlamudi was Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center.13) Naresh Mandava, M.D., associate professor :Naresh Mandava, M.D., associate professor and interim chair of the department of ophthalmology at the University of Colorado, is a specialist in the medical and surgical management of retinal diseases, such as macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal detachment. His research interests include antiangiogenesis in macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, complex retinal detachment and ocular trauma. Doctor Mandava received his Doctorate of Medicine from the Albany Medical College in Albany, New York, and completed his ophthalmology residency at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital in New York. His two-year fellowship in vitreoretinal diseases was completed at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital and Columbia University Hospital of New York.14) Murali-Krishna Kaja, Ph.D.,Assistant Professor, Immunology Department of Immunology, University of Washington :Dr. Kaja (Murali-Krishna) received his Ph.D. degree from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1995. Following post-doctoral training in Dr. Rafi Ahmed's laboratory at Emory University, he joined the University of Washington faculty in 2001. He is an Assistant Professor of Immunology and a Core Staff Faculty of Washington National Primate Center.Email : mkaja@u.washington.edu

1) Dr.Satyam Cherukuri :Dr. Satyam Cherukuri joined Sarnoff as a researcher in 1989. Dr. Cherukuri assumed his current role as President and CEO in 2002. Dr. Cherukuri earned a B.Tech in Ceramic Engineering from Banaras Hindu University, India. He received his M.S. in Glass Science and Ph.D. in Ceramics from Alfred University (Alfred, NY). He has authored or co-authored more than 12 technical publications and is the inventor or co-inventor on more than 25 U.S. Patents. He also sits on the Board of Directors for Ness Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTSC), a global provider of IT services and solutions.2) Jagadish Chennupati:Chennupati Jagadish received his B.Sc. degree from Nagarjuna University, Guntur, India in 1977, M.Sc(Tech) degree from Andhra University, Waltair, India in 1980 and M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Delhi, India in 1982 and 1986, respectively. He joined the Australian National University in 1990 and held the positions of Research Scientist/Research Fellow, 1990-92, Fellow, 1993-96, Senior Fellow, 1996-99, Professor (E1), 1999-2002, Professor (E2), 2002-2004, and Federation Fellow, 2004-present. Chennupati Jagadish is a Federation Fellow (highest recognition in the Australian university system), Professor and Head of the Semiconductor Optoelectronics and Nanotechnology Group at the Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra.He is also Convenor of the Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network. He is a winner of 2000 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc (USA) (IEEE) Millennium Medal. He has published more than 300 journal papers and about 180 conference papers.He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., the American Physical Society, the Optical Society of America, the Australian Institute of Physics, the Institute of Physics (UK), the Institute of Nanotechnology (UK), the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.3) Dr. Nannapaneni Narayana Rao :-->Nannapaneni Narayana Rao was born in Kakumanu, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India. While in India, he earned a BS degree in physics from the University of Madras in 1952, and a diploma in electronics from the Madras Institute of Technology in 1955. He earned MS and PhD degrees in electrical engineering in 1960 and 1965, respectively, from the University of Washington. In 1965, Professor Rao joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He carried out research in the area of ionospheric propagation and authored the undergraduate textbook, Basic Electromagnetics with Applications (1972), and six editions of Elements of Engineering Electromagnetics (1977, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2000, and 2004), published by Prentice Hall. Professor Rao has served as ECE Associate Head since 1987. He has received numerous awards and honors for teaching and contributions to education. Some of the more notable include a plaque of appreciation from the University of Indonesia in Jakarta, for consultancy in 1985-1986; the College of Engineering Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence in 1987; the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in 1989; the Halliburton Engineering Education Leadership Award in 1991.4) Dr. Sudhakar Yalamanchili :-->Dr.Yalamanchili was a Senior and then Principal Research Scientist at the Honeywell Systems and Research Center in Minneapolis from 1984 to 1989 where he also served on Honeywell's Program Advisory Committee to MCC. At Honeywell he was the Principal Investigator for projects in the design and analysis of multiprocessor architectures for embedded applications. Since 1989 he has been on the faculty of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology where he now holds the rank of Professor. He is a co-author, along with J. Duato and L. Ni, of the text Interconnection Networks: An Engineering Approach from IEEE Press (1997), the author of the texts VHDL Starter's Guide from Prentice Hall (1997) and VHDL From Simulation to Synthesis also from Prentice Hall (2000). Dr. Yalamanchili received a B.E. degree in Electronics from Bangalore University, India, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1980 and 1984, respectively.5) Dr.Ravi Armilli :-->Ravi Arimilli (born 1963) is an IBM Fellow and Chief Architect. Largely responsible for development of the Power5, he is one of the most prolific inventors in the world, being awarded 78 patents in 2002 and a further 53 in 2003. He has won IBM's Inventor of the Year award each year since 1998. He is also the youngest IBM fellow. He has 300 patents to his name and is currently listed among the top 10 patent holders alive in the USA.Arimilli moved with his family to the United States from Andhra Pradesh, India, in 1969. He studied at Louisiana State University, and joined IBM in 1985. He is regarded as IBM's leading expert on symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) system structures, cache/memory hierarchies and system bus protocols.6) Dr.B.V.R.Chowdary :-->Chowdary was born on 1948 in a Koutharam, Krishna District. Prof.Chowdary is President of Materials Research Society of Singapore, Prof. in Physics, National University of Singapore. Recently awarded with the highest French Civilian Honours-" Officer in the order of Academic Palms".7) Dr.Madhava Rao Tummala :-->Dr. Rao was honored by the United States President with the prestigious National Medal of Science “as a prophet of new age” with the citation, “for his pioneering contributions to the foundations of statistical theory and multivariate statistical methodology and their applications, enriching the physical, biological, mathematical, economic and engineering sciences”.8) Dr.Vijaya Kumar Devabhaktuni :-->Canada Research Chair in Computer-aided High-frequency Modelling and Design The Canada Research Chair Program has awarded Dr. Devabhaktuni a Tier II Chair - a position awarded to emerging and exceptional young researchers who are on the way to becoming future leaders in their respective fields. The Tier II Chair position is held for five years, is renewable once for five more years, and entitles researchers to a $100,000 grant per year. In addition, the Canada Foundation for Innovation has granted Dr. Devabhaktuni a $200,000 infrastructure fund to help acquire simulation and measurement equipment essential to his work. Dr. Devabhaktuni is an expert in Computer Aided Design (CAD), an area often referred to by electrical and electronics engineers as Electronic Design Automation (EDA). During 1998-2004, Dr. Vijay Devabhaktuni earned international recognition for his doctoral and postdoctoral work on artificial neural networks (ANN) based high-frequency modeling. He specializes in EM-ANN mo dels and in their smart integration with standard EDA-tool\libraries.9) Dr.Rao Makineni :-->C Rao Makineni was born in Andhra, India. He received his undergraduate training at the Christian College in 1952. Four years later he was awarded the degree of Associate of the Royal College of Science and Technology at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1959 he moved to Los Angeles, where he worked first for Shankman Laboratories and later for the Pasadena Foundation for Medical Research. In 1963, he joined the Cyclo Chemical Company, his first major commitment to peptide chemistry. While in Europe he developed a rich appreciation for art and culture, especially live theater. It was as a young man that he first came to Pasadena where he walked by the Playhouse every day on his way to work. During this time, he came to admire the beauty and cultural impact of the landmark theater. In 1999 he donated more than $1 million to the Pasadena Playhouse State Theatre of California.His entrepreneurial talent became apparent in 1967 when he became cofounder of the Fox Chemical Company. In 1971, Mr. Makineni and Peter Grogg started Bachem with laboratories in Switzerland and California. The two organizations subsequently separated, both becoming highly successful enterprises. He retired in 1996 to continue his philanthropic activities.10) Dr.Jagadeesh Pamulapati :-->Dr. Jagadeesh Pamulapati is currently serving as the Chief Technical Officer for Project Manager for Unit of Actions - Technologies. Dr. Pamulapati began his Civil Service career in October 1991 as an Electronics Engineer for the Electronics Technology and Devices Laboratory that was subsequently folded into the Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD. During this time Dr. Pamulapati also completed an assignment as a Research Analyst with the Army G-8 (Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs) covering Research and Development issues for the G-8. Dr. Pamulapati completed his Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Master of Science in Engineering and Doctorate of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering all from The University of Michigan in 1985, 1987 and 1991, respectively.11) Dr.Nag Patibandla :-->Dr. Patibandla is a distinguished energy expert with rich state and global experience in academia, industry, and government. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute named Nag Patibandla as director of the Center for Future Energy Systems, a New York State Center for Advanced Technology.12) Dr.Raghu Kalluri :-->Raghu Kalluri, PhD, director of the matrix cell biology program, has been named the recipient of the 2005 Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN). The award honors an individual under the age of 41 who has an outstanding record of achievement and creativity in basic or patient-oriented research related to the functions and diseases of the kidney. Dr. Raghu Kalluri is the Director for the Center of Matrix Biology, based in the Department of Medicine. He is Associate Professor, Gastroenterology - Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology.13) Dr.Sivarama Prasad Dandamudi :-->Prof. Dandamudi was born in Andhra Pradesh, India. He received a B.E. degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the University of Mysore, India and an M.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Chennai), India. He obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon in 1984 and 1988, respectively. Prof. Dandamudi joined the School of Computer Science as an Assistant Professor in 1988. He was promoted to the rank of full Professor in 2000. He is an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Computers and Their Applications. He received the Carleton University's Research Achievement Award in 2002.14) Atluri Satyanarayana, Director, Center for Aerospace Research, University of California :-->ATLURI, Satya N. ( 7-10-1945) M. E., Sc. D., D. Sc (h.c.). Director, Center for Aerospace Research, University of California at Irvine, USA. Professor Atluri is well known for his seminal contributions in fracture and nonlinear solid mechanics, and for pioneering the 'meshless methods'. He is a Fellow of the US National Academy of Engineering, and a Foreign Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, and the recipient of the US National Medal of Distinguished Service in Technology, the Hilbert Medal of ISCE&S, and honoris causa D. Sc. from the National University of Ireland. -- Elected as Associate Fellow Satya N. Atluri, an award-winning engineer whose research has led to greater aircraft safety, was elected into the European Academy of Sciences, one of the most prestigious European scientific institutions. Atluri, who is the Henry Samueli "von Karman" Endowed Chair of Aerospace Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was recognized "for outstanding and lasting contributions to engineering science and fundamental developments in aerospace engineering and fracture mechanics." Atluri's election is the latest in a string of honors bestowed upon the aerospace expert. In 1996, he was elected into the National Academy of Engineering, and won that organization's Outstanding Achievement Award in 1995. He also is the recipient of the Excellence in Aviation Award and the President National Medal.15) Dr. Prasad Kodali, Worldwide Technical Program Manager of Life Sciences Discovery Link Solution, IBM Corporation. :-->Dr. V. Prasad Kodali is a Consultant in Electronics. From 1986 to 1997, he served as Advisor in the Department of Electronics, Government of India, responsible for strategic electronic activities During 1984-86, he was the Director for Electronics and Instrumentation at DRDO, New Delhi, responsible for technical planning and coordination in communications, radar, electronics warfare and opto-electronics. From 1973 to 1984, he was Technical Director of the DoE, Government of India. Prior to 1973, Dr. Kodali worked with TIFR, Bombay, and with Microwave Associates in England. In early 1980s, he planned and founded the Center for Electromagnetics in Madras for R&D in electromagnetic compatibility. Dr. Kodali is Informatics Project Lead at 3rd Millennium, where he is involved in developing advanced informatics solutions for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. He was previously the product manager of data integration products at NetGenics, Inc. He received his Ph.D. degree in computational chemistry from Pennsylvania State University. His research interests include data integration in drug discovery, computational algorithms, computer-assisted drug design, and life science informatics.16) Dr. Geeta Vemuri, Ph.D. Vice President, Quaker BioVentures :-->Dr. Vemuri joined Quaker BioVentures in 2003. She brings years of experience in biomedical research, equity research and private equity investing to the Fund. Prior to joining Quaker BioVentures, Dr. Vemuri was an Associate at Toucan Capital Corp., a $120 million SBIC fund, where she was responsible for investments in seed-stage and start-up biotech opportunities. At Toucan, she participated in raising the capital for Toucan Fund II from the states of Maryland and West Virginia, and the Small Business Administration (SBA). Dr. Vemuri also helped start several portfolio companies by identifying and sourcing technologies from universities in the Mid-Atlantic region. She served as an active board observer for several of the life science companies in Toucan's portfolio. Prior to joining Toucan, Dr. Vemuri was an Associate Equity Analyst at SalomonSmithBarney and First Union Securities where she helped those firms cover the specialty pharmaceuticals and healthcare sectors. Prior to her career in business, she worked as a research scientist at The Wistar Institute and as a postdoctoral fellow at Thomas Jefferson University.17) Dr.Prasad Sunkara, Ph.D. :-->Dr. Sunkara has more than 30 years of research and development management experience in cancer, cardiovascular and CNS disease indications at a major pharma and a number of biotech companies. He is an expert in virtual drug development and was responsible for preclinical and clinical development of a number of therapeutic agents. He also gained valuable experience in business development, financing, mergers and acquisitions as an officer in three start-up biotech companies. He was the Head of Tumor Biology responsible for research and preclinical development of cancer and antiviral therapeutics at Marion Merrell Dow Research Institute in Cincinnati. After completing his post-doctoral fellowship in cell biology, he joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Cell Biology at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center before moving to industry. He received his Ph.D in biochemistry from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.18) Dr.Mohan Bodduluri, PhD :-->Mohan Bodduluri, Ph.D. is a co-founder of Restoration Robotics, Inc. which began its operations in early 2003 to provide advanced image guided robotic solutions to the field of cosmetic surgery. Under his guidance as Vice President for Research and Development, the company is developing minimally invasive solution to hair transplantation. The device is expected to automatically harvest and implant hair follicles based on the surgeon’s design. Prior to Restoration Robotics, Dr. Bodduluri led robotics work at Accuray Incorporated since 1992 and has served as Accuray’s Vice President for Research and Development since 1995. Accuray’s product, CyberKnife Radiosurgery System, uses a 6 MeV linear accelerator mounted on a six axis robot arm guided by x-ray vision to irradiate a tumor or a lesion precisely and noninvasively anywhere in the body. The resulting treatment is an outpatient procedure equivalent to a conventional surgery in an operating room. His responsibilities included leading Accuray’s robotics work, field service, treatment planning software, and overall system design. He also played a central role in the clinical investigations using the CyberKnife Radiosurgery System. Dr. Bodduluri received his Bachelor of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine.19) Dr.Unnam Jalaiah :-->Dr Jalaiah Unnam's contributions to metal-matrix composites, and X-ray diffraction have won him several awards from NASA Langley Research and Development Park in Hampton, Virginia, USA, and other organizations. Dr Unnam graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras with a Bachelor's degree in Metallurgy (1970), and earned the Master's and the Ph.D. degrees in Materials Engineering and Science from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia. Dr Jalaiah is the President and CEO of Analytical Services & Materials, Inc (AS&M), located in the Langley Research and Development Park in Hampton, Virginia. This Company is a big asset to Langley Research Centre and employs 165 Scientists and Engineers. This company has given critical help to the Langley Research Centre in R&D areas like the redesign and analysis of the wind Tunnel fan blades, the Shuttle solid rocket booster, the National Aerospace Plane Program engine and airframe concept reviews and the laminar flow control Supercritical Airfoil Experiments.20) Dr, Idupulapati M Rao :-->Dr, Idupulapati M Rao is Senior Scientist, Plant nutrition/Physiology at International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia. He is Member, Americal Society of Plant Physiology; American Society of Agronomy; Crop Science Society of America; Soil Science Society of America; Newyork Academy of Sciences; International Union of soil Sciences.Honors and Awards:1999 Outstanding research publication awards from CIAT2000 Outstanding principal staff award from CIAT2003 Outstanding research publication award from CIATEducation:Ph.D Plant Physiology (1978) from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi, IndiaMSc., Botony, Plant Physiology (1973) Bhopal University, MP, IndiaBsc., Botony,Chemistry,Zoology (1971), VSR College, Tenali, AP, India21) Dr.Ram Adapa :-->Dr.Ram Adapa Joined the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, California in June 1989. At EPRI, he is currently Technical Manager, Increased Power Flow, in the Power System Assets, Planning, and Operations (PSAPO) area of Power Delivery & Markets Sector. As a Product Line Leader, he developed the research portfolio for Grid Operations and Planning areas as well as business plans to execute this research portfolio. This portfolio focuses on both operations and planning tools that are needed in a deregulated utility environment. Some of these tools include market restructuring, transmission pricing, ancillary services, and security tools to maintain the reliability of the grid. Dr. Adapa is a Senior Member of the IEEE Power Engineering Society; member of several committees, past chairman of the local IEEE Santa Clara Valley PES/IAS chapter, and winner of several prestigiuos awards. He authored / coauthored more than 125 technical papers which were published in various technical journals. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin. Dr. Adapa is also an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer under the IEEE Distinguished Lecturer Program (DLP) and he is frequently invited by IEEE PES chapters all around the world to deliver DLP lecturers. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Ram Adapa is also Advisor for Legal Support Services, Compusharp.22) Dr. Krishnarao Appasani, PhD, MBA :-->Dr. Krishnarao Appasani, PhD, MBA, the Founder, Chief Executive Officer of GeneExpression Systems, Inc., Krishnarao Appasani is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of GeneExpression Systems, a gene discovery company focusing on functional genomics in cancer research. Krishnarao Appasani, of the Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, was recently honored by Ranbaxy Science Foundation of New Delhi, India, with the Ranbaxy Research Award in the field of applied medical sciences for his work on gene expression studies. Appasani is in the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Brigham and Women's, working on locating new gene-based molecular markers for the early detection of lung cancer, mesothelioma, and other chest malignancies.23) Desineni Subbaram Naidu :-->Desineni Subbaram Naidu received B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from Sri Venkateswara University , Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, M.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering (Control Systems Engineering) and Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. Dr. Naidu held various positions with the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur. During the same period, he conducted and supervised research, and established a research group in the field of singular perturbations in control systems.In January 1985, Dr. Naidu was invited by the National Research Council (NRC), of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Washington, DC, as a Senior Resident Research Investigator to conduct independent research with Guidance and Control Division, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, USA. At NASA Langley, he developed singular perturbation methodology for digital flight control systems. From January 1987 to July 1990, he was an Associate Research Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, and conducted full-time research in Spacecraft Control Branch, NASA Langley. During this period, research has been performed in developing guidance and control strategies for aeroassisted orbital transfer vehicles. Since August 1990, Dr. Naidu has been Professor (tenured), Co-Director (June 1993 - July 1998) and Director (since August 1998) the Measurement and Control Engineering Research Center (Other links to Measurement and Control ASME,MCAA,ISSTED,M&C, INSTMC, ISA), Coordinator/Chair (1997-2005), Electrical Engineering Program, Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Studies (August 98 - July 1999) and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies (since August 1999) in the College of Engineering, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho. During 1998-99, he was awarded a Senior National Research Council Associateship by National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Washington, DC, to work on guidance and control strategies for hypersonic vehicles at the Unites States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio, USA. During summer of 2004, Dr. Naidu was awarded a fellowship by Norwegian Research Council (NRC) at the Center of Excellence for Ships and Ocean Structures at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway. During June 13 - August 12, 2005, Dr. Naidu had an opportunity to work as Academic Guest at Measurement and Control Laboratory (IMRT:Institut für Mess- und Regeltechnik) at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule), Zurich, Switzerland. At IMRT/ETH, Dr. Naidu offered, by invitation, a short course on Selected Topics in Nonlinear Control Systems to doctoral students.Dr. Naidu's primary areas of teaching and research include electrical engineering, circuits, signals and systems, control systems, optimal control, intelligent control, order reduction via singular perturbations and time scales, digital flight control systems, biomedical engineering, aerobraking, orbital transfer, unmanned aerial vehicles, guidance and control of aerospace vehicles, gas metal arc welding . He has over 200 publications including 5 books: 1) a research monograph, Singular Perturbation Analysis of Discrete Control Systems , Lecture Notes in Mathematics, Springer Verlag, Berlin, Germany, 1985; 2) a reference book, Singular Perturbation Methodology in Control Systems , IEE Control Engineering Series, Peter Peregrinus Limited, London, UK, 1988; 3) a research monograph entitled, Aeroassisted Orbital Transfer: Guidance and Control Strategies , Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, Springer-Verlag, London, UK, 1994, 4) a graduate level text book, Optimal Control Systems, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2003 and 5) a research level book, Modeling, Sensing and Control of Gas Metal Arc Welding, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford, UK, 2003.Dr. Naidu has been on the Editorial Boards of the IEEE Transaction on Automatic Control , New York, USA (during 1992-1999), the International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control , John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, USA (since 1996-), Mechatronics: The Science of Intelligent Machines, An International Journal , Oxford, UK (since 1992-), Member of General Committee of The International Congress for Global Science and Technology (ICGSC), Tuebingin, Germany since June 2004, and a member of the , ACSE Steering Committee on International Journal on Automatic Control and Systems Engineering (ACSE), since June 2004 and International Journal of Control-Theory and Advanced Technology (C-TAT) , Tokyo, Japan (during 1991-1995).Professor Naidu is an elected Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), USA (since 1995 and a member since 1978-); an elected Fellow of the World Innovation Foundation , Huddersfield, United Kingdom since 2002; an elected Associate Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), USA (since 1991 and member since 1986-); a Member of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), USA (since 1991-); a Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society for Science and Engineering, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA (since 2000-); a Member of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), Philadelphia, PA, USA (1999 - 2003); a Member of The National Space Society, USA (1992-2003); a Member, National Air & Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA (1992-2003); and Secretary/Treasurer, IEEE Idaho Section,Pocatello, Idaho, during 1993-1997. Professor Naidu is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) with Idaho Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (IPELS) since June 1994 and a regular participant in the Committee on Examinations for Practice of Engineering (PE) workshop for Electrical Engineering for National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), Clemson, SC, since 2001.Dr. Naidu was a recipient of the Idaho State University Outstanding Researcher Award for 1993-'94 and 1994-'95 and the Idaho State University Distinguished Researcher Award for 1994-'95. He received the Distinguished Electrical Engineer award from IEEE Idaho Section, Pocatello, Idaho. Professor Naidu's biography is listed in listed (multiple-year) in Who's Who Among America's Teachers, Fifth Edition, published by Educational Communications, Inc., Lake Forest, IL, the Silver Anniversary 25th Edition of WHO'S WHO IN THE WEST , published by Marquis Who's Who, the primary source of information on outstanding men and women in the region, and the seventh edition of Who's Who in Technology (WWT) , a biographical reference source published by Gale Research.24) Venkata Ramana Rao Gadde - Vice President & Chief Scientist, V-ENABLE :-->Ramana is responsible for the Research and Development activities related to improving the accuracy and performance of speech recognition at V-ENABLE.Before joining V-ENABLE, Ramana was a Senior Researcher at SRI International; a Menlo Park based Research Institute. At SRI, Ramana mainly focused his research on the development of highly accurate speech recognition systems for government and commercial clients. He led the SRI team that won the DARPA's (Defense Advanced Research Project Agency) sponsored evaluation on Speech in Noisy Environments (SPINE) in 2002. His research contributions include novel techniques for acoustic modeling, duration modeling, and noise robustness. Ramana published more than 30 papers in conferences and journals and was awarded 2 US patents.Prior to SRI, Ramana was an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras (IITM).Ramana received a Ph.D and a M.Tech in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and a B.Tech in Electronics & Electrical Communications Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.

Some of our well known Scientists :1) Nuthakki Bhanu Prasad :-->Born in Viyayawada on Feb 21.1928 Nuthakki Bhanu Prasad was associated with India’s first Nuclear reactors as well with Bombay High Oil and gas fields. He obtained his Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Madras University.His contributions were recognized with the award of Padmashri to him in 1959, when he was just 31. In December 1973, he was personally selected by Mrs. Indira Gandhi to direct the activities of the Oil and Natural Gas Commission. Dr. Prasad is presently on the Board of Governors of the Administrative Staff College of India and President, Institute of Public Enterprise. The Petrotech 2003 Lifetime Achievement award was presented to Padmashri Dr. Nuthakki Bhanu Prasad for his contribution to India’s Upstream Petroleum Industry.2) Dr.Yelavarthi Nayudamma :-->Prof.Y.Nayudamma, a Chemist and a Chemical Engineer by training, had immensely contributed to develop CLRI during initial stages of its establishment. He was greatly responsible for building international image for the institute and for establishing close linkages with the Indian leather industry. He had many National and International Awards/Honours to his credit including the Padmashri in 1971. He became Director General, CSIR, New Delhi and then Vice-Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. He also served in many prestigious National and International Committees.3) Dr.Kota Harinarayana :-->Dr Kota Harinarayana, Distinguished Scientist & Programme Director, LCA was born in Berhampur in 1943, graduated from BHU in Mechanical Engineering, and obtained graduation in Aero-Engineering from IISc, Bangalore. He did his PhD at lIT, Mumbai, and holds Bachelors degree in Law. He was appointed as Programme Director, LCA in December 1985 and was concurrently holding the post of Director, ADE till June 1986. During 1995 he was elevated to Distinguished Scientist by DRDO. Dr Harinarayana was President, Aeronautical Society of India; Chairman, Technical Committee of ARDB; Fellow, Aeronautical Society of India and Indian Academy of Engineering. He received distinguished alumnus award from Aerospace Department, IISc, Bangalore in 1993 and from lIT, Mumbai in 1995. He is recipient of the National Aeronautics Prize, FIE Foundation Award-1996. Kota Harinarayana led the LCA (Tejas) development programme for15 years. He is now Vice- Chancellor, University of Hyderabad. Was awarded Padmashree in 2002.4) Dr.Koneru. Ramakrishna Rao :-->Koneru Ramakrishna Rao, noted psychologists and social scientists ever since, became the Director of the Institute for Parapsychology, Foundation for Research on the Nature of Man, Durham, North Carolina. A student of the AU in the early 1950s, he joined the Philosophy Department. Showing special interest in the study of psychology Ramakrishna Rao went to the US for higher studies. His stay and study at Duke University during 1962-65 was an eventful period. His research papers earned for him recognition in the US universitiesHe was just 32 when he was elected president of the Parapsychological Association, an international association of parapsychologists. By then he had received the Beta Phi Mu Award. A moment of fulfilment for. Koneru Ramakrishna Rao has played a leading role in advancing parapsychology in the United States, India, and around the world—serving as president of both the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology and the U.S.–based Parapsychological Association.5) Chalasani_rao:Rao Chalasani, distinguished as the Wall Street Journal's top investment strategist in 1995, says the market has been very steady despite some swings that have prompted others to describe it as volatileWall Street Journal has named him the top investment strategist in 1992 and 1994.A guest speaker on numerous television programs, including CNBC,CNN-FN and national and international radio programs. Investment Adviser to many Fortune 500 companies. He is a frequent guest on CNBC and CNN-FN, and on national and international radio. The Wall Street Journal recognized him as providing the best asset-allocation advice among the 13 largest securities brokerage firms in 1992 and 1994. He holds two master's degrees from the University of Akron, in chemical engineering and polymer science.6) Dr. I V Subba Rao :Dr. I V Subba Rao, Vice-Chancellor of the University was honoured with the prestigious National Award 'Padmashri' in recognition of his valuable contribution for the development of Agriculture in the country in 2002. Was General President 93rd Indian Science Congress.7) Dr Paruchuri Gangadhar Rao :-->Dr Paruchuri Gangadhar Rao, Deputy Director & Head of Chemical Engineering area at Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai has been appointed the Seventh Director of Regional Research Laboratory (RRL), Jorhat in 2002. RRL Jorhat is the only National Laboratory set-up in the North Eastern Region of India devoted fully for the economic development of N E Region through the application of Science & Technology based on the natural resources available in the region. It has a staff strength of over 488 people with approximately 175 scientific and technical professionals. Dr P G Rao is a Chemical Engineer of great distinction. He obtained his B Tech in Chemical Engineering from REC(NIT), Warangal in 1974 with distinction and M Tech in Chemical Plant Design from IIT, Madras in 1976. Dr Rao obtained his Ph D from IIT, Madras in 1995 for his thesis in the area of Polymer Engineering. Dr Rao joined RRL, Jorhat initially in 1976 as Scientific Assistant. Through focussed research and sustained hard work, he rose to the level of Scientist EI in 1986. He was involved in the chemical process development of agrochemicals like Phosphamidon, Quinolphos and Chlorofenvinphos which have earned FICCI award to RRL in 1982.8) Kosaraju Chandra Sekhara Rao :-->Kosaraju Chandrasekhara Rao, working as associate dean in ANGRAU's Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, has been selected for the `World lifetime achievement award' by the American Biographical Institute for his contribution to the field of agriculture. Prof. Rao has also been selected for `Udyog Gaurav award' and `Bharat Yogyata Award' announced by the Friendship Forum of India, New Delhi, for the year 2004.9) Dr.Roopkumar Kolli :-->Dr. Rupa Kumar Kolli, Round 11 START Visiting Scientist Indian Institute for Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India. As a START (global change System for Analysis, Research and Training) Visiting Scientist, Dr. Kolli worked with staff of the Centre for Sustainability and Global Environment (SAGE) in Madison, Wisconsin. Dr. Kolli's work at SAGE focused on collecting data and information for an integrated regional assessment of the interactions between the changing climate, and ecological and human systems. His research project made important new contributions into the study of the role of land-use and land cover changes in regional climate change.Dr. Rupa Kumar Kolli Deputy Director & Head, Climatology & Hydrometeorology Division Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune.10) Dr.Pavuluri Subba Rao :-->Dr. Subba Rao Pavuluri, Managing Director of Ananth Technologies Ltd. has received 'Bhaskara Award' for the year 1999 from The Indian Society Remote Sensing in recognition of his significant contribution towards development of a vibrant business enterprise in RemoteSensing and GIS applications in the country.National award for ‘Entrepreneurship of Onboard Systems’ .Award for ‘Excellence in Electronics R & D and for the outstanding performance for the year 2001-02’ by ministry of communication & Information Technology, New Delhi.Award for "Excellence in Consultancy Services", 1997 by Consultancy Development Centre of Department of Industrial Development, Government of India.11) Dr.Tripuraneni sivaji Rao :-->T.Sivaji Rao is Director, Centre for Environmental Studies, GITAM College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam. Formerly Principal, College of Engineering, Andhra University, Waltair, P.W.D Engineer at Nagarjuna Sagar dam. As an International Expert he was invited by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1976. He delivered key-note addresses at two international conferences at Khatmandu, Nepal in 1979 and 1997. He is the recipient of Best State Teacher Award for 1986-87 and the Swami Pranavananda .National Award for 1991 of the University Grants Commission on Ecology and Environmental Sciences. He was a member of the A.P.State Pollution Control Board and Chairman of its Technical Committee and was member of the Environmental Appraisal committees of the Union Ministry of Environmental and Forests for Industries and River Valley projects (and during this period had an opportunity to review the Environmental Impact of Tehri Dam as a member of the Bhumbla Committee and as a member of the high-power committee on seismic safety of Tehri dam appointed by the Government of India in April 2001.12) Dr. Vallurupalli Seeta Raghavendra Rao :-->Dr. Vallurupalli Seeta Raghavendra Rao - Former Dean and Professor of Molecular Biophysics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; Recipient of Hari Ohm Ashram Award.13) Dr.K.R.Chowdary :-->Dr.K R Chowdary, a noted agriculture scientist and Member of the Farmers' Welfare Commission set up by the Andhra Pradesh Government. He was Professor (Retd), AP Agricultural University, Hyderabad14) Myneni Hari Prasad Rao :-->M.HP Rao is a retired Director of the Nuclear Power Board (now known as NPCL) of DAE, Mumbai, India and has served for many years as a member of Southern, Western and Northern Indian Regional electricity boards. He borned in Krishna district, AP. He currently resides in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.Rao joined the Atomic Energy establishment in early 1957 as a Junior Research Officer (JRO).1960-Additional Design Engineer, in charge of the preparing design specifications for Tarapur Nuclear Power Station.1961-Promoted to Design Engineer1962-Participated as Commissioning Engineer at Gargliano Reactor (Italy).1964-66-In San Jose (U.S.) at GE offices, review and approval of all designs of Tarapur Nuclear Power Station.1966-68-Technical Superintendent in charge of construction and commissioning of Tarapur Nuclear Power Station.1969-Relocated to Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu) as Senior Design Engineer1973-87-Director of Nuclear Power Board1973-84-Specially appointed Director of Madras Atomic Power Project1984-87-Exceutive Director responsible for design, procurement, construction of all new power stations, and operation of all 235MW reactors of the Nuclear Power Board.1987-Superannuated from service.Academic Qualifications: B.Sc., (Physics) Madras University, India (1951) BS, (Electrical Engineering), Illinois Inst. Of Tech., U. S. A ('54) MS, (Power Systems Eng.) Illinois Inst. Of Tech.., U. S. A ('56).Special Training: CEGB (Central Electricity Generating Board) Of U. K., In Power Systems planning, and location of Atomic Power Stations Harwell, U. K., Nuclear Reactor Design Calder Hall U. K., Nuclear Reactors' Operation.Advisory Capacity: I. A. E. A (International Atomic Energy Agency), in the fields of Nuclear Training, and analysis of Nuclear Accidents. Gujarat State E. B., In Thermal Power stations Operation Ministry of Power, Tamilnadu Govt. In Energy Problems.Advisory Positions: Board Member (1973-1987) of Nuclear Power Board (D. A. E) Board Member (1984-'87) of N. F. C and H.W Boards (D. A. E) Member Regional Electricity Boards- Southern (1973-'87), Western & Northern Regional Boards (1984-'87) Superannuated '87 Retired as Director of Nuclear Power Boad, incharge of Design, Procurement, Construction and Operation of all 235 MW. Nuclear Power Stations (seven twin Reactors) of D. A. E.,Medals: Mc. Donald, Gold Medal from Madras University, 1951 Special Papers: (international, Mine Study of Littoral Drift and measurement of Sea Currents and Tides in South Madras Coast, Several on Nuclear Power Station Design, Construction, Commissioning & Operation (IAEA) Professional Memberships (Fellow) Fellow of The Institution of Engineers, India Fellow of The Indian Nuclear Society.Fraternity Memberships: All Engineering professional fraternity of U. S. A. (by invitation) Electrical Engineering Fraternity of U. S. A.National Awards: Sanjay Gandhi, in 1983 for contribution to Science & Technology in India. "Padma Shree", in 1984 for Individual Contribution to Nuclear Power.

1) Sridevi :Sridevi also known as Sreedevi Ayyapan, was born on August 13, 1963 in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu. She is an Indian actress who has starred in hundreds of Tamil,Telugu, Hindi, and Malayalam films and is known as one of the most talented and successful actresses in Kollywood, Tollywood and Bollywood. Shestarted her career as a child artiste in the Tamil movie Kandhan Karunai (1967). During her early adult career, she acted in a number of Tamil and Malayalam movies. Many of her Malayalam movies were directed by I. V. Sasi. Some examples of her notable Malayalam movies are: Aadhyapaadam, Aalinganam, Kuttavum Sikshaiyum, Aa Nimisham. In 1976, she got her first big break in Tamil movies as a heroine in K. Balachander's Moondru Mudichu, where she starred opposite both Kamal Haasan and Rajnikanth. In many ways, this movie was a landmark in Tamil filmdom. It was also one of Rajnikanth's first major movies.In 1978, she starred in her first Hindi film, Solva Saawan which failed at the box office. However, her second movie, Himmatwala, went on to be a super-duper success. After a six-year hiatus, Sridevi returned to the small screen, briefly, in the popular Sahara sitcom Malini Iyer (2004-2005). She also appeared on Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai for Karishma Kapoor (2004) and as a judge in the TV show Kaboom (2005). She also starred in the Lux ad along with Shah Rukh Khan. She is slated to return to the big screen in a sequel to Mr India.She is a member of the Board of Directors at the Asian Academy of film and television.She performed an 80's medley at the 52nd Filmfare Awards on February 24th, 2007 to a grand reception from fans and colleaguesAwards and honoursFilmfare Awards1981 FilmFare Award (South) for Tamil Film Meendum Kokila1983 FilmFare Award Nomination for Sadma1989 Filmfare Award Nomination for Chandni1989 Filmfare Best Actress Award for Chaalbaaz1991 Filmfare Best Actress Award for Lamhe1992 FilmFare Award For Telugu Film Kshana Kshanam1992 Filmfare Award Nomination for Khuda Gawah1993 Filmfare Award Nomination for Gumrah1994 Filmfare Award Nomination for Laadla1997 Filmfare Award Nomination for JudaaiOther awards1993 Nandi Award For Telugu Film Kshana Kshanam1994 Giant Awards For Contribution to Hindi Cinema1998 Screen Awards Nomination for Judaai2003 MAMI Award for Excellent Contribution to Hindi Cinema2005 Vamsee Art Theatres International's Lifetime Achievement Award1996 Toronto Best Actress Award for Devaragam 2) Vasireddy Seetha Devi :Dr Vasireddy Seetha Devi is one novelist who is attempting to portray and unfurl the human relations around her with the situations happening in the society through her products. She interlaces the human relations factor with politics, social evils, problems faced by youth along with some solutions generated through her thinking process, shift of culture and tradition in the modern times both in the urban and rural localities. She has already to her score about 39 most popular novels mirror imaging the political scenario, societal behaviour of human at various levels and the concepts of development. In addition, she compiled over 100 stories, and keynote scripts on diversified topics. Every line she writes reflects almost all the angles of daily routines of Telugu people at large in the culture.Dr Vasireddy Seetha Devi achieved many distinctions that make not only her but also the total women community proud. She never studies in any college or university, but was conferred with Doctorate of Literature (D.Lit.) by Sri Krishna Devaraya University and Sri Padmavathi Women University in the year 1989. Her pen stroke and thought strength was evident with Seetha Devi receiving Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Academy award five times and Atma Gourava Puraskararam besides many awards and rewards. Mareechika, a novel written by Seetha Devi was banned from publication and circulation by the state government in 1982 for obvious reasons. However, the ban had to be lifted later with the massive agitations held by literary and people’s organisations. The trend set by Dr Seetha Devi’s writings is so, now many students of M. Phil. and Ph.D. are submitting theses on her books to the universities for doctorates.3) Vadlapatla Ramadevi-->A native of Eluru in West Godavari, Ramadevi was the first lady of that State to secure a post-graduate degree in law. A social worker and announcer with the All India Radio for a while, she was also the Acting Chief Election Commissioner of India, a member-secretary of the Law Commission and the Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha before being appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh (1997-1999) .. Governor of Karnataka (1999 - 2005).Her husband, V S Ramavatar, is a retired Chief Engineer of the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) of India. Ramadevi has two daughters, a son and six grandchildren.4) Velagapudi Indira Dutt-->K.C.P Group Joint Managing Director V.Indira Dutt, is the daughter of the Raja Vasireddy of Muktyala, wife of KCP Chairman and Managing Director. Ms.Indira Dutt is the President of the World Telugu Federation. She is the Chairperson of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) Chamber Women Entrepreneurs Council (SCWEC). Ms. Dutt, a past president (1993)cof the FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) was nominated by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) to the SAARC sub-group.5) Dronavalli Harika :

Harika was born on 11-Jan-1991 in Vijayawada. She won the under 14 girls title in the World Youth Chess Championship in 2004 - Greece. She is the youngest girl to played in the National 'A' Championship when she was 10 years and nine months and aslo the youngest to play in the World cup at the age of 11 years 9 months in 2002. She is the youngest Womens Grand Master in Asia and also she won many National and Asian chess titles.6) Valuripalli Smitha :Smita is from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. In the recent years she has been making waves in the pop music industry. She sings in Telugu and Hindi, while expanding into Tamil, and obviously she can sing in English. Her Masaka Masaka Cheekatilo a very popular Telugu song, a remix of the husky L.R.Eswari's song, is very popular. Smita has already scored four successful albums -- two in Hindi - `Hai rabba' and `Hai ramma' and `Koilamma' and `Hai rabba' in Telugu. Smita has over sixty playback songs to her credit and she sings pop and also playback for movie music. Smita is very popular for her tremendous stage presence. She can sing and dance and perform will great ease. In fact, Smita is the first and only successful Telugu pop icon AP has ever produced and will always remain a pioneer in the field. website : http://www.smitasite.com/7) Kondaveeti Jyothirmaye :Jyothirmaye is a rare young classical and light vocalist dedicated to spiritual, nature and social service. Guru Jyothirmaye studied a Post Graduate Level Course in Carnatic Music in TTD and received training as a research scholar in Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam - Annamacharya Project. For having published the world's great Holy books... Bible, Quran, Indian epics Sri Ramayanam, Sri Mahabharatam, Sri Mahabhagavatam and Annamayya Sankeertanas in Braille for the first time in the world, Guru Jyothirmaye was appreciated and given a place of pride in Limca Book of Records and by Guinness Book of World Records. Annamayya works in Braille were dedicated to the Honourable Secretary-General of UNO, President of India and the Prime Minister of India.Jyothirmaye won Indian Universities Association Best Singer Award, American International Woman of the Year Award, American Award of Recognition, Kuwait Telugu Kala Samithy’s first Spirit of Service Award, Ambassador of Peace and Harmony Award and an entry in World’s Who is Who Book.website : http://www.kondaveeti.org/8) Sailaja Kiron Cherukuri :-->Sailaja Kiron (40), Managing Director of Margadarsi Chit Fund, one of the most successful businesswoman in Hyderabad, and certainly one of the richest, belonging as she does to the Eenadu business house which is into newspaper publishing, TV production, food industry film-making and distribution, handicrafts, and of course, chit business. she joined Margadarsi as Executive Director in 1989. She became the Managing Director in 1995. The company made huge strides under her leadership. In the last 10 years, Margadarsi’s turnover has been rather huge. Today, Margadarsi is one of the leading chit fund companies in the country enjoyed exponential growth over the years and today employs 2,300 employees, and has 2,500 agents, 86 Branches, over 3,40,000 subscribers and a turnover of over Rs. 2250 crores. Director of Brisah, a destination store for women, spread across an expansive five storeys and 24,000 sq. ft. in Nagarjuna Hills, Hyderabad Brisah blends the best of the ethnic with the modern.9) Kanneganti Ramadevi :-->K. Ramadevi, President and founder-member of Association of Lady Entrepreneurs of Andhra Pradesh (ALEAP). ALEAP, a non-profit organisation, was started with the objective of motivating women to start their own enterprise and be economically independent.10) Gadde Sindhoora :She is 21 years old. Vijayawada’s Sindhura Gadde was crowned Miss India World 2005. She entered in to the Semi Finals of the ' Miss World 2006' held in Poland. the in the Sindhura has spent half her time in New Zealand holds a double degree in pharmacology and physiology as well as a diploma in modeling. An avid winter sports enthusiast, she loves ice skating and snow boarding. A student of pharmacology she has under taken a few modeling assignments in Australia and New Zealand. Before leaving from Auckland, New Zealand, Sindy was working for National Television here in NZ (TV 2). The program was called FLIPSIDE.Website : http://www.sindhura.com/11) Avula Manjulatha :-->Avula Manjulatha, Vice Chancellor: Potti Sriramulu Telugu Vishwavidyalayam, there has been vibrant activity, be it in honouring artists and scholars of the state, expansion plans, distance education, digitalisation programme or proposing a national language status to Telugu language. Dr. Manjulatha, who was working as Director of Telugu Akademi. A noted writer, she has over 35 years of work experience in the Telugu Akademi. She obtained her Ph. D from Osmania University in 1971 for her thesis on the life and works of Tripuraneni Ramaswamy. She was also compiler and Editor for number of dictionaries and glossaries. , Her father, Justice Avula Sambasiva Rao, was Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University from 1980-84.12) S. Punyavathi :-->S.Punyavathi, State president of All-India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA). Her husband B.Raghavulu is General Secretary of CPM, Andhra Pradesh and Member, CPM Polit Bureau.13) Kolli Sarada :-->A Gynaecologist, she is the first Mayor of the Guntur Municipal Corporation. After her successful tenure, she became the Chairperson of Vijayawada,Guntur,Tenali, Mangalagiri-Urban Development Authority. Being the daughter of a celebrity journalist, Narla Venkateswara Rao, this doctor tries to emulate her dad even in her political career.14) V. Koteswaramma :-->the Director and Correspondent of Montessori Mahila Kalasala, is the mother of the institution. Under her auspices, the college became one of the most credible institutions in Vijayawada to have celebrated its Golden Jubilee recently.15) Pratima Yarlagadda (Semi-finalist at Miss USA- 1999) :Ms. Pratima Yarlagadda, Indian-American from Shipshewana is a 22-year-old pre-law student majoring in Communications with a minor in Sociology at Saint Mary's College-Notre Dame had won Miss Indiana USA 1999, and won the semi-final spot in the Miss USA 99 pageant. She narrowly missed a Finalist spot, finishing 6th overall. Prathima is the first Indian American to reach the top-ten level in the run to this coveted title. Indian Americans, and Telugus in particular, can justifiably be proud of Pratima's achievement.16) Koneru Hampi :Koneru Humpi was born in Gudivada, Krishna District on 31-3-1987. She is the famous chess player and Chess Grand Master in India and won many International Chess titles. Her recent FIED rating is 2548 and ranked 2nd in Women and 1st in Girls (World). Humpi won : :World under 10 years championship in the year 1997World under 12 years championship in the year 1998World under 14 years championship in the year 2001World junior championship in 2002.She Won the 'Arjuna' award in 2004.Humpi became the youngest Woman International Grandmaster in Asia at 12 years. Humpi is the only girl to win against National Boys under-12 Title in 1999. Humpy is the only Woman Grand Master and also the Youngest in India.17) Vasireddi Akhilandeswari :She was born on 1917, resident of Chebrolu, Guntur district. She took part in the Individual Satyagraha Movement, but was not arrested. She participated in the Quit India Movement and suffered 16 months R.I from 10-9-42 in the Vellore jail. She was the receipient of Tamra Patra on 15-8-1972 from the Government of India on the occation of the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Indian Independence.18) Suryadevara annapurnamma :She was born in the year 1903 at Veerulapadu, Nandigama taluq, Krishna District. She was resident of Chebrolu, Tenali taluq, daughter of Vasireddi Nagayya and wife of Suryadevara Venkatappayya. She took part in the 1930 Salt Satyagraha Movement and was arrested but released soon. Again she participated in Civil Disobedience Movement and was arrested at Chebrol and sentenced on 26-1-1932 to one year S>I with a fine of Rs.50/-, in default to undergo further two months S.I. She was imprisoned in the Vellore and Cannanore jails. She took part in the 1040 and 1942 Movements and she was also associated with the Join Indian Movement, 1947-48 in the erstwhile Hyderabad State. She was arrested at Yerrupalem, Madhira and was remanded in Madhira jail for one week and sent to Warangal Central jail, from where she was released after c onviction was set aside. She established free schools for girls in Veerulapadu. She was member, Krishna District Board for a long time and also Vice-President, Zilla Parishat, Krishna.19) Gogineni Bharathi Devi :She was born in the year 1908 at Machavaram, Bapatla taluq, Guntur district, resident of Nidubrolu and daughter of Velaga Subbayya, wife of N.G.Ranga. She received early education at Sarada Niketan Guntur. She studied at Ruskin School of Arts, Oxford 1925-26. She conducted for six months, the camp for picketing of foreign cloth at Tenali 1931. She also organised women Satyagrahis of Guntur, West Godavari, and Krishna Districts during the Civil Disobedience Movement 1932 and was sentenced on 2-2-1931 to one year imprisonment and fine of Rs.500/-. She was incarcerated in the Vellore jail and was wounded during the Venkatagiri Zamindari Ryots campaign. She organised Harijan Day celebrations, inter-dining with Harijans and inter caste marriages. She was President, andhra Kisaan Congress 1940-42 and also collected funds for the defence of Madras Kissans in 1940. She was member, Madras State Educational Advisory Committee 1946-47. She Presided over the Andhra Women's Conference at Ghantasala, Krishna district, 1956 and worked for equal property rights for women. She did considerable service during the Rayalaseema famine 1952-53 by collecting cattle feeds, food grains and clothes and distributed them in the affected areas where she hailed as "Annapurna". She was elected member A.P. Legislative Council in 1958. She died on September 27, 1972.20) Leela Naidu - Indian Beauty :Leela Naidu is an Indian actress who has starred in a number of Hindi films as well as some by Merchant Ivory Productions. Her father was the well known nuclear physicst Ramaiah Naidu from Chittor Distrcit, Andhra Pradesh while her mother was of Irish origin. In 1954 Leela Naidu was the Femina Miss India. She had very short but impressive acting career. Offers were coming her way but she quit movies to marry (and later divorce) poet Dom Moraes, who was her childhood sweetheart.To be a part of Bollywood,So She joined movies.She made her debut with Rishikesh Mukherji's Anuradha and got good acclaim for her performances.Later she did Yeh Raaste Hai Pyar Ke with Sunil Dutt.Her choice of films remained limited to rare thinking women's characters all along.But what Leela Naidu is known for is not just for her sensitive performances in umforgettable films like Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar ke, Anuradha but for the serene grace and statuesque beauty. She also did an English Film The Householder by Ismayil Merchant,This film was also made in Hindi.She had very short but impressive acting career.Vogue named her as one of the ten most beautiful women in the world, along with Maharani Gayatri Devi. Became an icon for women's liberation in India after her non-orthodox role with Sunil Dutt in "Yeh raastae hain pyar kae".Her first husband was Tikki Oberoi, the son of Mohan Singh Oberoi, the founder of Oberoi Hotels chain, with whom she had twin daughters, but later divorced and married poet Dom Moraes.Filmography :Electric MoonTrikalThe GuruBaghiThe HouseholderYeh Raaste Hain Pyaar KeUmmeed21) Ms. Rajshree Pathy :Rajshree Pathy (50), chairman and managing director of the Rs 500 crore Coimbatore-based Rajshree group of companies, is one of the few women chief executive officers in the country. Importantly, she would be even counted amongst just a handful of CEOs in business families. Just what has been her leadership tenets in managing?Started primarily as a textile company, the Rajshree group today has moved into the areas of food and agriculture, financial services, cotton yarn, energy, real estate, automotive and travel.Pajshree Pathy is the daughter of G.Varadhaj,one of the PSG Families engaged in Charities and Education instutions for more than a century.Her father was also a former Rajya Sabha MP.She is married to S.Pathy,brother of ( S.Karivardhan) who heads Lakshmi Mills who is also a popular Horse Breeder.Belonging to a business family, Ms Pathy started involving herself in family business immediately after her graduation in commerce in late 1970s. She and her sister, Jaishree Varadaraj helped their father, Mr G Varadaraj. Subsequently, she started taking a more active interest in the group by the mid-1980s and partly due to her direction, the group diversified its activities into sugar in 1988.Finally, in 1990, she took on the mantle of the company when her father died. And, from a turnover of 50 crore in 1990, today, the Rajshree group has grown its turnover ten times. Growth has been a constant theme. The group has expanded by setting up two more units each in the sugar and textile field apart from an automobile retailing company where it has a tie-up with Mahindra and Mahindra to market the latter’s tractors and jeeps.Ms. Pathy has also been closely associated with the South Indian Sugar Mills Association, National Committee on Textile and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). She was also selected as one of the members of Global Leaders for Tomorrow in 1996 at the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland. She has also tried to promote Indian art through the Forum.Ms. Pathy was elected ISMA (Indian Sugar Mills Association) President for 2004-2005. Ms.Rajshree Pathy conferred with 'Woman Entrepreneur of the Year award' by FICCI Ladies Organisations (FLO) for 2005-2006'.22) Kerishnie Naicker: (Miss South Africa-1997 & semi finalist Miss Universe, Miss World-1997) :-->Kerishnie Naicker was born in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. She completed matric with an “A” Aggregate Matriculation Exemption. She attained an Honours Degree in Pharmacy (B.Pharm). She practised as a senior pharmacist in hospital and retail pharmacy. She was studying towards a Masters in Pharmacy (M.Pharm), researching “The Social and Behavioural Factors Affecting Tuberculosis in South Africa”, in 1997 when she was crowned Miss South Africa. By becoming the first Natalian and also The first Indian origin ( Ancestors migrated from South Tamilnadu) girl to take the Miss South Africa title, she has put Kwa-Zulu Natal firmly on the map, and as probably the brainiest beauty yet to be chosen as a Miss South Africa she is an ideal role model. She placed 7 Th and 4 Th at the Miss Universe and Miss World 1998 Pageants respectively. She was nominated best English speaker at the Miss World pageant. She was employed at the South African Broadcast Corporation as a continuity presenter as well as presenting lifestyle, magazine and cultural television programmes. She was the television anchor of Eastern Mosaic from November 1999 to November 2000. She has adjudicated the Miss South Africa preliminary interviews from 1998 to 2004. She is currently the anchor of Amstel Salute to Success broadcast on eTV on Sundays at 16: 30 hrs, a programme showcasing successful South Africans.

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